English B1A CLASS PACK - Bakersfield College

Fast Food Nation p. 111-129GROUP 1 p. 116-117Which companies control the majority of the American market for French fries?Who benefits from the way fries are processed? Who is hurt?GROUP 2 p. 117-118How much does it cost a fast food company to purchase frozen fries? How much dothey sell them for?What’s happening to family farmers? Why?GROUP 3 p. 120; 125-127What are “natural flavors” and “artificial flavors”? What’s the difference?Why is the flavor industry so secretive?GROUP 4 p. 125-128The book says that the Food and Drug Administration “does not require flavorcompanies to disclose the ingredients of their additives, so long as all the chemicals areconsidered by the agency to be GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe).” Who isbenefited by this policy? How? Who is hurt?39