In this unit, we researched about food labels across the globe. We found out that most food labels do not contain enough information for an average person to know whether or not the food is healthy. They use many scientific terms for ingredient names and so it is very confusing, therefore most people do not usually look at the labels. Our task was to create improved versions of food labels and also warning stamps. We made the design more eye catching so that more people would be interested, adding things like graphs and pictures.
We investigated the first problem; child labour. Through our researched we found out that most under developed countries use child labourers as an cheaper and easier alternative to adult workers. The children are much easier to manipulate and are less problematic.
The second topic we researched about was; fair trade. In class, we watched a documentary about how the places that used fair trade had got the fair amount for their products and could now afford more things to help the village. In this investigation I think we could’ve done more research. Our team had done a fair amount of investigation, we had found graphs, the pros/cons of fair trade and more. But now reflecting on our work, I think we could’ve had a longer and detailed analysis. The information we had gathered was enough, but the next step was only half done.