HW 12 - Final Food Project 2 - Outline

Thesis: The dominant social practices of our society demonstrate how the "normal routines" of our society are leading to a nightmarish industrial revolution in which demand outweighs the need for safe and clean practices.

Major Claim: The ever growing demand for food has caused the mass production of food to become dirty and unhealthful.

Supporting Claim 1: Tainted meat outbreaks in the U.S.A. are more present then ever.

Evidence: E' Coli outbreaks (http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/07/first-case-filed-in-bison-meat-e-coli-outbreak/)

Evidence: Tainted meat reaching consumers (http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/04/audit-finds-tainted-meat-making-it-to-market/)

Evidence: Salmonella in the eggs (http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/enteritidis/)

Supporting claim 2: The growing demand for food is causing animals to be mistreated

Evidence: Foie gras (http://www.peta.org/tv/videos/graphic/326116197001.aspx)

Evidence: Undercover PETA videos (http://www.peta.org/features/butterball-peta-investigation.aspx?search=slaughterhouse)

Evidence: Cat and Dog trade in china (http://www.gan.ca/campaigns/fur+trade/cat+and+dog+fur.en.html)

Supporting Claim 3: Workers are getting injured due to increased line speeds

Evidence: Immigrant workers are misrepresented due to illegal status (http://www.organicconsumers.org/irrad/slaughterworkers.cfm)

Evidence: Very high injury rate (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V6F-466CHK3-29&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F1989&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1524841755&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=8bd01493f70bf399a61245daf0c0ce03&searchtype=a)

Evidence: The Jungle-Upton Sinclair