Keniah HackerProfessor TomkoEnglish 10April 13, 2014Research Paper: First DraftNew Thesis: Although there are so-called strict food regulations, intact to inform and protect the consumer, our food is unhealthy and we usually ignore it Have you ever gone to a grocery store and seen a sign that says “Fresh Produce”? And as you wandered the aisles, peering at the depressing sight of premature fruits and old vegetables, you wondered what the stores' definition of fresh was. But as your only option, you chose the prettiest produce on the shelf, thinking that somehow the crop before you must be of a certain quality; because the store wouldn't sell it to you otherwise, and the government wouldn't allow it either... Or would they? Although there are supposed to be strict food regulations to inform and protect the consumer, our diet is often unhealthy and we are generally unaware of it. Our food is an abomination to our health and lifestyle due to poor regulation. Food regulations do not guarantee the safe handling or preparation of our food or animals, no...