Behind the scenes though there was a lot going on in the company. While the product did indeed have a reduced sugar content, the artificial sweetener used in the gum had been found to have potentially carcinogenic properties. While there was no conclusive proof of the danger of the product, the company had not approved full evaluation of the ingredient. Besides the potential consumer impact of the sweetener, there were also concerns by Chief Food Technologist, Dr. Marie Mobit that the addition of the ingredient in the production process resulted in a chemical reaction which often affected the respiratory system of a number of workers. These issues did reach the ears of Hinds who was quite worker oriented. He engaged Dr. Mobit to undertake research on the issue. Generally, workers were not aware of the potential harm. They simply assumed that the respiratory issues were largely due to the general prevalence of "savanna dust" in the environment. Mobit was reluctant to directly research the issue since she had recently discovered that she was pregnant and felt that the material could negatively affect her unborn fetus. She therefore preferred to contract an external party to undertake the research. However, Hinds was adamant that involving an external party would potentially make the issue public and create challenges for the company. For now, he proposed that the workers could be provided with some surgical masks but not be advised of the danger. The decision of the CEO on the testing issue did not sit well with Mohit She outright felt that she should not put herself in potential harm. For some time she considered her options and eventually determined that her best option would be to go above the CEO to the company Chairman, Mr. Dan Blake. Blake was often a visitor to various departments but never directly engaged staff on work activity. Nonetheless, he was seen as friendly and would pay compliments to staff as he passed by. Mehit decided that she would engage Blake one afternoon in the car park. In raising the issue with Blake, she provided documentation on the situation and was confident of getting a positive result. Mgbit was pleased when Blake indicated that he would seriously consider the comments and suggestions. However, when he indicated that her proposal may be better considered over an evening of dinner and drinks, she became appalled. Mebit indicated that she would be unable to acquiesce, to which Blake calmly advised that she may have to therefore be prepared to do her job. Mebit made another attempt the next week and received a similar reaction. This time, Blake reminded Mobit that she should consider that her contract was up for renewal later in the year and her lack of ʼsocial skills’ may be a determinant in the renewal. Mebit felt that she had exhausted her options and the company seemed to have no other mechanism to address the two challenges that were now before her. As Mobit sat at her desk one evening, she received an email from a reporter at the Daily Protector, a major national newspaper. The reporter indicated that there was an interest in speaking to her on some product issues. On reading the email, she began to wonder whether this email was another option for her to have the issues addressed.... QUESTIONS 1. a) Present with the use of examples teleological and deontological arguments related to the decision to not inform the workers of the dangers associated with the production b) Identify the legislation and entity in Trinidad and Tobago process. responsible for handling similar issues.

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Behind the scenes though there was a lot going on in the company. While the product did
indeed have a reduced sugar content, the artificial sweetener used in the gum had been found
to have potentially carcinogenic properties. While there was no conclusive proof of the danger
of the product, the company had not approved full evaluation of the ingredient. Besides the
potential consumer impact of the sweetener, there were also concerns by Chief Food
Technologist, Dr. Marie Mobit that the addition of the ingredient in the production process
resulted in a chemical reaction which often affected the respiratory system of a number of
workers.
These issues did reach the ears of Hinds who was quite worker oriented. He engaged Dr. Mobit
to undertake research on the issue. Generally, workers were not aware of the potential harm.
They simply assumed that the respiratory issues were largely due to the general prevalence of
"savanna dust" in the environment. Mobit was reluctant to directly research the issue since she
had recently discovered that she was pregnant and felt that the material could negatively affect
her unborn fetus.
She therefore preferred to contract an external party to undertake the
research. However, Hinds was adamant that involving an external party would potentially
make the issue public and create challenges for the company. For now, he proposed that the
workers could be provided with some surgical masks but not be advised of the danger.
The decision of the CEO on the testing issue did not sit well with Mohit She outright felt that
she should not put herself in potential harm. For some time she considered her options and
eventually determined that her best option would be to go above the CEO to the company
Chairman, Mr. Dan Blake. Blake was often a visitor to various departments but never directly
engaged staff on work activity. Nonetheless, he was seen as friendly and would pay
compliments to staff as he passed by. Mehit decided that she would engage Blake one
afternoon in the car park.
In raising the issue with Blake, she provided documentation on the situation and was confident
of getting a positive result. Mgbit was pleased when Blake indicated that he would seriously
consider the comments and suggestions. However, when he indicated that her proposal may
be better considered over an evening of dinner and drinks, she became appalled. Mebit
indicated that she would be unable to acquiesce, to which Blake calmly advised that she may
have to therefore be prepared to do her job. Mebit made another attempt the next week and
received a similar reaction. This time, Blake reminded Mobit that she should consider that her
contract was up for renewal later in the year and her lack of ʼsocial skills’ may be a determinant
in the renewal. Mebit felt that she had exhausted her options and the company seemed to have
no other mechanism to address the two challenges that were now before her.
As Mobit sat at her desk one evening, she received an email from a reporter at the Daily
Protector, a major national newspaper. The reporter indicated that there was an interest in
speaking to her on some product issues. On reading the email, she began to wonder whether
this email was another option for her to have the issues addressed....
QUESTIONS
1. a) Present with the use of examples teleological and deontological arguments related to
the decision to not inform the workers of the dangers associated with the production
b) Identify the legislation and entity in Trinidad and Tobago
process.
responsible for handling similar issues.
Transcribed Image Text:Behind the scenes though there was a lot going on in the company. While the product did indeed have a reduced sugar content, the artificial sweetener used in the gum had been found to have potentially carcinogenic properties. While there was no conclusive proof of the danger of the product, the company had not approved full evaluation of the ingredient. Besides the potential consumer impact of the sweetener, there were also concerns by Chief Food Technologist, Dr. Marie Mobit that the addition of the ingredient in the production process resulted in a chemical reaction which often affected the respiratory system of a number of workers. These issues did reach the ears of Hinds who was quite worker oriented. He engaged Dr. Mobit to undertake research on the issue. Generally, workers were not aware of the potential harm. They simply assumed that the respiratory issues were largely due to the general prevalence of "savanna dust" in the environment. Mobit was reluctant to directly research the issue since she had recently discovered that she was pregnant and felt that the material could negatively affect her unborn fetus. She therefore preferred to contract an external party to undertake the research. However, Hinds was adamant that involving an external party would potentially make the issue public and create challenges for the company. For now, he proposed that the workers could be provided with some surgical masks but not be advised of the danger. The decision of the CEO on the testing issue did not sit well with Mohit She outright felt that she should not put herself in potential harm. For some time she considered her options and eventually determined that her best option would be to go above the CEO to the company Chairman, Mr. Dan Blake. Blake was often a visitor to various departments but never directly engaged staff on work activity. Nonetheless, he was seen as friendly and would pay compliments to staff as he passed by. Mehit decided that she would engage Blake one afternoon in the car park. In raising the issue with Blake, she provided documentation on the situation and was confident of getting a positive result. Mgbit was pleased when Blake indicated that he would seriously consider the comments and suggestions. However, when he indicated that her proposal may be better considered over an evening of dinner and drinks, she became appalled. Mebit indicated that she would be unable to acquiesce, to which Blake calmly advised that she may have to therefore be prepared to do her job. Mebit made another attempt the next week and received a similar reaction. This time, Blake reminded Mobit that she should consider that her contract was up for renewal later in the year and her lack of ʼsocial skills’ may be a determinant in the renewal. Mebit felt that she had exhausted her options and the company seemed to have no other mechanism to address the two challenges that were now before her. As Mobit sat at her desk one evening, she received an email from a reporter at the Daily Protector, a major national newspaper. The reporter indicated that there was an interest in speaking to her on some product issues. On reading the email, she began to wonder whether this email was another option for her to have the issues addressed.... QUESTIONS 1. a) Present with the use of examples teleological and deontological arguments related to the decision to not inform the workers of the dangers associated with the production b) Identify the legislation and entity in Trinidad and Tobago process. responsible for handling similar issues.
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