Food Inc.: increasing awareness to no avail…so why care?

When we watched the extremely interesting, although at times disturbing, Documentary Food Inc. I was appalled at many of the scenes. I understood what the producer of the film was trying to accomplish however, I think the producer and I both know that this documentary has not had and will not have much effect on people’s eating habits or the way the food industry is regulated. Why is it that nothing will change? The film made note that those in executive positions at the FDA are former moguls in the slaughterhouse business. There truly are many pressing problems within the food creation and processing industry that if not solvable are at least revisable. Unfortunately though those responsible for making these revisions in the food industry are simply fueling the problem because of their support for it. Also the majority of people are not exposed to documentaries like Food Inc.  and are then not aware and aside from that many people do not care enough to seek out small farmers for their small market goods because of the convenience of Wal-Mart. Another aspect is the branding that has taken place. Small farmer’s markets have little credibility and they are hard to find so people do not seek them out. Brands like Tyson are always on TV and because they make meat that tastes good, people like their brand and overlook any possible corruption in the business. I personally feel relatively powerless to stop this problem even though it concerns me, so in light of that statement...why bother caring?