Food is a necessity for life, an indisputable statement that has long been glorified. Again, we are all confident that the foods we eat are safe and healthy. We have placed all our trust in the so-called regulatory body like the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), but the rise of factory farming and the mechanization of food continues to proceed at an alarming rate, posing an absolutely significant threat to health and life. 'environment. The impacts of food mechanization are clearly highlighted through direct disease to food consumers, the epidemic and spread of new diseases, and the degradation of water resources and aquatic life. One of the effects of food mechanization is the direct disease it brings to consumers through food. Food contains deadly bacteria and pathogens that cause health problems among consumers. For example, the presence of E. coli in corn-fed meat would cause kidney failure. “In the United States, E.coli O157:H7 is the leading cause of acute kidney failure among children, 100,000 Americans infected, and 36,000 deaths reported each year” (Greger). Other obvious examples include salmonella accounting for food poisoning, “eggs contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis sickened an average of 182,000 Americans each year at the beginning of the 21st century” (Greger). Furthermore, the mechanization of food makes foods less nutritious, thus promoting an unhealthy society. An example would be high fructose corn syrup, found in a wide range of foods and drinks, leading to a skyrocketing obesity epidemic. “In the 40 years since high fructose corn syrup was introduced as a cost-effective sweetener in According to the American Diet, in 1970, approximately 15% of the US population met the definition of obesity; today, about a third of Americans... half the paper... are sick from aquatic organisms such as fish. For example, pfiesteria piscicida is killing aquatic life. “It (pfiesteria) causes injury to fish and has caused massive fish kills in rivers, including the Neuse River, where 14 million fish are killed and 36,400 acres of fish beds are closed. molluscs” (Miller, 114). They conclude that the mechanization of food has jeopardized the quality of our water and aquatic life. All in all, the mechanization of food is clearly deleterious to today's world as it brings direct disease to food consumers, epidemic and spread of new diseases, and degradation of natural resources. water resources and aquatic life. Let's say we are moving towards modernization, civilization, technological revolution, etc. However, we have neglected issues that were once so important to our hearts, our health, and our mother nature. As a result, we are victims of our own misadventure.