Food Issues

The following power point will give you basic information on the following topics-

•Factory farming

•Fairtrade

•Organic farming

•GM crops

•Irradiation

Factory Farming• Animals kept in inhumane conditions to

maximise output and minimise costs.

• Some of these savings are passed on to the consumer, but is it moral?

• ‘value’ ranges, eggs from caged hens are examples of such products

• Many people believe it is better to buy free range and organic products

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Fairtrade

• Farmers in developing countries are paid fairly for their products

• The money is used to cover costs

• Any money left over is used to improve the local community

• There is a wide range of Fairtrade products on sale

Organic• Organic foods are more natural• Crops are grown without artificial

chemicals such as pesticides• Many people believe this is better for

the environment as well as the consumer

• There is more crop wastage so organic food is more expensive

GM Crops

• = Genetically Modified

• The DNA is altered

• This is done to make bigger, better products

• They are more resilient to disease

• The concern is… what effect might this have on people who eat them?

Irradiation

• Foods are exposed to gamma rays• This destroys bacteria and other micro organisms to

make foods last longer• It is used on fruit, vegetables, spices, cereals, fish

and poultry.• Concerns include:• risk to workers of accidental exposure to dangerous

levels of radiation• Possible damage to local environment caused by

accidents at processing plant• Long term effect on consumers