When you nod your head, you may also be saying: So what can we do?
For thousands of years, turning a blind eye has been the mindset of the Chinese when faced with "major but not urgent" issues.
"Mad cow disease", "swill oil"... Until these terms are not transformed into the loss of a fresh life in front of your eyes, you are still shaking your head and continuing to look after yourself.
But this time is not as good as it used to be. When we close one eye and chew the contents of our mouth, we don't think of a fellow in some other corner of the earth who will fall down and never get up again because of eating the same thing.
And food manufacturers, once they have mastered economic hegemony, also have the right to speak politically. They don't want you to know...
Recommended Film: "Food Inc." is
nominated for Best Documentary at the 82nd Academy Awards. This year's Oscars have attracted attention with "Avatar" and "Dolphin Cove", but the most realistic one for our lives is this "Food Company".
Even if it refers to the United States, the large-scale industrial production model it exposes is exactly the development direction of China's food manufacturing industry; even if it focuses on the impact of fast food (American fast food) on the American lifestyle, we are well aware of this fast food The model has gained a firm foothold in China. The film will make you horrified to discover that the expansion of a business group can be so overbearing that it can play politics in the palm of its hand, and even destroy another country. Interests run against humanity, not to mention respect for natural life. In a certain candid picture, the pigs that were crowded together were as frightened as the crowds at the station during the Spring Festival, and were instantly crushed to death by a machine board that fell from the sky. The atmosphere is just like the mood of those who know the dark truth when they face the camera: suicidal helplessness. silence.
This film is not about making consumers negative, but about shouting: We have the right to know the truth, we have the right to choose.
The end credits give some advice, make it a personal habit, or at least protect the people you love. The version I've read is a bit lacking: the Chinese subtitles don't translate a short paragraph at the end of the credits. I think I need to convert them and list them here and see what we can do to save ourselves:
You can vote to change this system. Three times a day
. , you have the right to make choices.
Buy from companies that treat workers, animals, and environment WITH RESPECT.
We need food producers that respect workers, animals, and our environment. Please choose such a business, don't just think about the brand.
When you go to the supermarket, choose foods that are in season. Buy foods that are organic. Know what's in your food. READ LABELS. Know what you buy. When you go to the supermarket, choose foods that are in season
. Choose organic food. Try to understand what ingredients your food contains. Don't ignore its label. Choose what you know, know what you choose.
The average meal travels 1500 miles from the farms to the supermarket. Buy food that are grown locally. Shop at farmer's markets. Plant a garden. (Even a small one.)
On average, a seemingly simple batch of food travels 1,500 miles to reach a supermarket shelf. So try to buy locally produced food, or food grown by the farmers themselves. If possible, make your own vegetable garden—even if it's just a pocket-sized piece.
Cook with your family, and eat together
. (This is something that many families simply can't do. If you can, don't be stingy with the extra effort.) Everyone
has a right to healthy food. Make sure your farmer's market takes food stamps.
right to diet. So make sure the food you choose has a certified logo.
Ask your school board to provide healthy school lunches. Ask your school to provide
your child with safe and secure lunches.
(Short sentence: this sentence has nothing to do with us)
If you say grace, ask for food that keep us, and the planet healthy.
If you advocate the dignity of life, please choose food that is responsible for your own health. It is also responsible for our planet.
You can change the world with every bite
.
Hunger for change? Hunger
? change it
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