Ever thought about what goes into your food? No matter if it’s chicken, bread, salad etc, there are always substances in it you probably prefer not to know about. However, ignoring the facts won’t change the horrible situation. In “Not on the Label” Felicity Lawrence provides an insight into food production, the worker’s lives and gives tips what to do about it.
For instance, she writes about that nicely bagged salad leaves a lot of people buy. It’s much more comfortable than buying a whole head of lettuce, which means you also have to wash and cut it yourself. For that reasons there are low-paid workers who do the chore for us. They separate the leaves, wash them in chlorine and lastly bag them. While natural salad wilts after few days, the MAP (modified atmosphere packaging) system makes the leaves look fresh much longer. That is, they only look fresh, though it’s as worthless as the drooping natural salad.
In addition, she tells about her discussions with the workers, who are incredibly poor. Many of them are even illegal workers, but legal ones would be too expensive, so that big supermarket chains wouldn’t buy the products anymore.
“Not on the Label” certainly makes you think about the quality you get for your money and how a little higher price could improve the life of many workers. So if you’re into critical thinking -and especially if you’re not- read this book!
For instance, she writes about that nicely bagged salad leaves a lot of people buy. It’s much more comfortable than buying a whole head of lettuce, which means you also have to wash and cut it yourself. For that reasons there are low-paid workers who do the chore for us. They separate the leaves, wash them in chlorine and lastly bag them. While natural salad wilts after few days, the MAP (modified atmosphere packaging) system makes the leaves look fresh much longer. That is, they only look fresh, though it’s as worthless as the drooping natural salad.
In addition, she tells about her discussions with the workers, who are incredibly poor. Many of them are even illegal workers, but legal ones would be too expensive, so that big supermarket chains wouldn’t buy the products anymore.
“Not on the Label” certainly makes you think about the quality you get for your money and how a little higher price could improve the life of many workers. So if you’re into critical thinking -and especially if you’re not- read this book!
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