Assignment #30 How Safe Is Our Food?
Based on the video clip from “Food, Inc.” and the reading
from Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, answer the following
questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences.
Comprehension Questions
1. What is E. coli O157:H7? Why
is it of concern?
2. What are the current
shortcomings in food safety that are allowing contamination of our food supply?
3. What can be done to prevent or
minimize the risk of contamination of food by pathogens?
4. Describe the externalities or
hidden costs that were touched upon in the reading/video clip.
Thinking/Reflection Questions
4. In Fast Food Nation,
Eric Schlosser states, “Today the U.S. government can demand the nationwide
recall of defective softball bats, sneakers, stuffed animals, and foam-rubber
toy cows. But it cannot order a meatpacking company to remove contaminated, potentially
lethal ground beef from fast food kitchens and supermarket shelves.” How do you
feel about this?
5. Who is responsible for deaths
like Kevin’s or illnesses like Lee Harding’s? Farmers? Slaughterhouses? Meat
processors? Meat packing companies? The government? No one? Support your
opinion.
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