Chapter 9 and Specialization

In Microeconomics, we learned about how specialization can be beneficial for trading purposes and expand the "Productions Possibility Curve", which is the indicator of levels of output for a given company or industry. This seems to tie in well to Chapter 9 of Schlosser's book discusses how widespread an E Coli outbreak was in the late 90s, but also how it wouldn't have happened prior to the meatpacking giants that became a national name. He mentions how a few companies expanded to enormous sizes and realized how many people they could serve, which is like one specialization for the entire public in economics. Although this sounds like a good idea so that a maximum potential can be realized through specialization, it is obviously a very dangerous game to play. There are numerous benefits to the small, localized meat packers, especially in health risks.