What even is globalization? Trade started back in 1295 Trade over the centuries has expanded a lot, allowing a lot of food to cross borders. Most foods on the market have no threat to humans, but traded foods have brought devastating disease with them to other countries. Due to all of this, the food trade market has expanded, but at a price of bringing along food diseases.

-The globalization of food products is linked to many life-threatening diseases around the world -Swine Flu is an example of a disease that is still being spread around the world -Swine Flu has been going around the world since The Swine Flu pandemic in 1918 killed from 50 to 100 million people worldwide! -Yes, transporting food does get our country money, but why keep accepting this food that could have diseases in it? -The globalization of food products is linked to many life-threatening diseases around the world -Swine Flu is an example of a disease that is still being spread around the world -Swine Flu has been going around the world since The Swine Flu pandemic in 1918 killed from 50 to 100 million people worldwide! -Yes, transporting food does get our country money, but why keep accepting this food that could have diseases in it?

Mad Cow disease -Mad Cow disease is scientifically known as Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - It is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cattle that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord. -In the United Kingdom, the country worst affected, more than 179,000 cattle have been infected -The disease can even be spread to humans by eating food that was contaminated by the brain or spinal cord of the infected cows -In October 2009, it had killed 166 people in Britain -Mad Cow disease is scientifically known as Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - It is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cattle that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord. -In the United Kingdom, the country worst affected, more than 179,000 cattle have been infected -The disease can even be spread to humans by eating food that was contaminated by the brain or spinal cord of the infected cows -In October 2009, it had killed 166 people in Britain This is just one example of the diseases we can get from contaminated food.

Food transportation by boat Transport boats, like the one shown here, aren't the cleanest boats on the market. Not all boats are like this, but why put your food on this ship? It could have foreign bugs, rust, or rotting fish. You never know what could be on the ships. Think about how much pollution these boats also putting in the air too, and how much gas they are using up. We are allowing these boats to pollute our world, that so many others are trying to keep clean. Transport boats, like the one shown here, aren't the cleanest boats on the market. Not all boats are like this, but why put your food on this ship? It could have foreign bugs, rust, or rotting fish. You never know what could be on the ships. Think about how much pollution these boats also putting in the air too, and how much gas they are using up. We are allowing these boats to pollute our world, that so many others are trying to keep clean.

The Future is calling With globalization and food diseases rapidly growing, think about what might happen in the future. Since 1950, for example, the amount of world trade has increased by 20 times, and from just 1997 to 1999 foreign investment nearly doubled, from $468 billion to $827 billion! If we keep transporting food, and spreading more and more diseases, who knows what might happen in the future.

Thanks for listening! Now its time for you to decide