Change the Food Industry for the Better: Make Wise Eating Choices
Recently, Americans have begun to rethink the way they select the foods they eat.
Documentary films like Food Inc.
, best-selling books like The Omnivore's Dilemma, newspaper columnists like Mark Bittman and celebrities like Oprah have all helped shed a lot of light on the food industry within the United States.
As more and more Americans begin to understand where their food comes from, how it is processed, and what kind of poor conditions most farm animals live in, many people are calling for an overhaul of the entire food system.
Americans are recognizing that there aren't enough regulations to keep the food industry in check, but fortunately, in some parts of the country local laws step in to some food industries, which helps protect animals, the environment and humans.
For example, state authorities have really stepped up to regulate the Alaska seafood industry, which has some of the safest fishing standards in the world.
The Alaska seafood industry is regulated in numerous ways.
First and foremost, the amount of seafood, size of each species and types of seafood that can be caught are limited.
Fishermen aren't allowed to simply take everything that they might be able to catch, because that would lead to overfishing and create an unsustainable environment.
Without these regulations, some fishermen would likely take many more fish than they need to, and many fishermen would probably take fish that are too young.
By requiring all seafood to be of a certain size before it can be fished, we can ensure that there are young fish in the ocean that can reproduce and create another generation of seafood.
Additionally, the government places limits on what types of fishing methods can be used in order to reduce bycatch and ensure that fishermen are only catching the species that they intend to catch.
If the fishermen were left completely unregulated, many of them would likely try to be as profitable as possible by using whatever means necessary to catch all of the seafood they could get their hands on.
Fortunately though, there are healthy restraints that help regulate the Alaska seafood industry so everyone can benefit as best as possible.
Documentary films like Food Inc.
, best-selling books like The Omnivore's Dilemma, newspaper columnists like Mark Bittman and celebrities like Oprah have all helped shed a lot of light on the food industry within the United States.
As more and more Americans begin to understand where their food comes from, how it is processed, and what kind of poor conditions most farm animals live in, many people are calling for an overhaul of the entire food system.
Americans are recognizing that there aren't enough regulations to keep the food industry in check, but fortunately, in some parts of the country local laws step in to some food industries, which helps protect animals, the environment and humans.
For example, state authorities have really stepped up to regulate the Alaska seafood industry, which has some of the safest fishing standards in the world.
The Alaska seafood industry is regulated in numerous ways.
First and foremost, the amount of seafood, size of each species and types of seafood that can be caught are limited.
Fishermen aren't allowed to simply take everything that they might be able to catch, because that would lead to overfishing and create an unsustainable environment.
Without these regulations, some fishermen would likely take many more fish than they need to, and many fishermen would probably take fish that are too young.
By requiring all seafood to be of a certain size before it can be fished, we can ensure that there are young fish in the ocean that can reproduce and create another generation of seafood.
Additionally, the government places limits on what types of fishing methods can be used in order to reduce bycatch and ensure that fishermen are only catching the species that they intend to catch.
If the fishermen were left completely unregulated, many of them would likely try to be as profitable as possible by using whatever means necessary to catch all of the seafood they could get their hands on.
Fortunately though, there are healthy restraints that help regulate the Alaska seafood industry so everyone can benefit as best as possible.
