Food, Inc. is a must see film for anyone who eats food in America.
It is not a sensational expose or a one sided campaign against eating meat. It is an eye opening, intelligent, educational and compelling investigative journalism.
This film delivers hard facts about American food industry that are designed to show us how to make positive changes in our eating habits.
This film delivers hard facts about American food industry that are designed to show us how to make positive changes in our eating habits.
There is nothing gory in this film, but you will see some disturbing images of fat grain over-fed, cows and overweight chickens that are unable to walk or breathe in the windowless coops.
You will also learn that the entire food industry is controlled by a handful of mass-producing companies, which are driven by profit and mechanization rather than by nature or people’s health. The film also reviews lack of government policies on food testing and resulting widespread epidemic of E.coli and dangerously escalating rate of diabetes.
You will also learn that the entire food industry is controlled by a handful of mass-producing companies, which are driven by profit and mechanization rather than by nature or people’s health. The film also reviews lack of government policies on food testing and resulting widespread epidemic of E.coli and dangerously escalating rate of diabetes.
One of the most compelling stories in Food, Inc. is told by Barbara Kowalcyk, who petitioned Congress to pass food safety law after her 2 year old son, Kevin, died from E.coli poisoning from eating a hamburger.
Think about this for a second: how often do you eat a hamburger? How often do you feed fast food to your children? Do you know how it is made? Do you know how it is regulated? If you answered no to any of these questions, you must watch Food, Inc. or at least go the this website and watch the trailer.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 76 million Americans are sickened, 325,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 die each year from food-borne illnesses. Although Kevin's law is not in Congress right now, there are other national food safety legislation and advocacy programs that all Americans should support.
Think about this for a second: how often do you eat a hamburger? How often do you feed fast food to your children? Do you know how it is made? Do you know how it is regulated? If you answered no to any of these questions, you must watch Food, Inc. or at least go the this website and watch the trailer.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 76 million Americans are sickened, 325,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 die each year from food-borne illnesses. Although Kevin's law is not in Congress right now, there are other national food safety legislation and advocacy programs that all Americans should support.
After you watch this film, it is unlikely that you'd ever want to eat conventionally raised meat again. The alternative is grass-fed, free-range organic meat. Cows that eat grass and walk around outside in their natural environment do not produce tainted meat. Chickens that are exposed to sunlight do not suffocate from lack of fresh air. Healthy meat builds your body and fights disease. Get it at your local whole foods store, at the farmer’s market, food co-op, or order online.
Please watch this film and get hungry for change.
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