Pharmaceutical industry Quote by Jonathan Safran Foer
““The factory farm industry (in alliance with the pharmaceutical industry) currently has more power than public-health professionals... We give it to them. We have chosen, unwittingly, to fund this industry on a massive scale by eating factory-farmed animal products (and water sold as animal products) - and we do so daily.””
About This Quote
Source Essay: Food Politics, The New Yorker, 2018
Industrial animal farming holds more influence than health experts, and consumer choices fund it daily.
In simple terms: Factory farms dominate and we fund them with our eating habits.
Consider reducing animal product consumption.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- grocery shopping
- diet planning
- policy advocacy
- educational campaigns
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can individuals impact large‑scale food systems?
- What alternatives exist to factory‑farmed products?
Changing diet can be socially and economically challenging.