Food, Inc.
Starring: Eric SchlosserDirector: Robert Kenner
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Format: Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release: November 3rd 2009
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In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli - the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually.
We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.
Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farms' Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms' Joe Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.
User Reviews
To Educate Yourself about What you eat is to Empower Yourself - Rating: 5/5
It's very scary to know about some of the results the government don't want you to know about genetically modified foods... mold in the blood caused by seedless grapes & watermelon. There is a microscope that magnifies the blood 16,000x its size. Of course the general health industry doesn't use it nor will the government allow them to have it because of what you may find in your blood stream caused by eating GMF.
There's been a couple of test done using McDonald's meat & french fries. You know that food when left out will usually mold and rot. Apparently somebody kept a McDonald's quarter pounder and french fries for over 3 years in a metal lunch box. The results... the fries look the same as it did when it left the fryer and the hamburger didn't change at all. The meat may have shrunk just a little and the bread became slightly brittle and crumbled when handled. "What is McDonald feeding our children?" asked the producer of that film. I can't prove if what she says is true or not, however I left some fries in my car for several months and the fries never molded. It was still greasy and salty but not a speck of mold on it. You can view this by going to [...] and search under McDonald.
I personally will not eat meat anymore after watching Food Inc. I was slowly moving in this direction anyway, however after viewing Food Inc. it made the process much easier. Should I ever fall off the wagon, I will only eat cattle fed on grains or classified as organic. I will only buy locally grown foods or grow my own and buy organic if at all possible. I will pay extra to ensure I know what is going into my body.
If you believe our government has our best interest, think again. They've poisoned our water, shove chemicals into our bodies by promoting drugs (treat the symptoms, not find the cure), force vaccines onto our children which I truly believe is the route to all our major illnesses today, allow chemicals into our food, knowing it's harmful effects, and made sure they will not be held responsible by passing laws in their favor. Big corporation, UGH!!!!!!
If you don't watch out for your children or yourself, who will? Certainly not our government.
An important movie that everyone should see - Rating: 5/5
I saw Food, Inc. several days ago and many of the images still haunt me. The essence of this movie is how food production in America has gone from being locally produced to being controlled by multi-national corporations. The upside of this is that food is cheaper and more plentiful. This movie examines the downside, which is horrifying.
All livestock (including fish) are now fed some sort of corn meal, regardless of whether this is what the would eat under ordinary circumstances. For example, cows eat grass. If they eat something else, it causes extra bacteria, including e-coli to grow in its stomach. To treat this they are given antibiotics. Milking cows are fed hormones to speed up milk production. Chickens are fed so much corn to fat them up many cannot walk and they break their legs trying. Or the legs get infected and they are given antibiotics. One chicken farmer showed a "typical" day in the coop where she would go in and scoop up a dozen dead birds and through them on a gargabe heap. Lest it sound one sided, the large corporations were invited to participate in the movie and declined.
While parts of this movie are difficult to watch, ultimately it ends on a high note that we, as the consumer, have the power to change food production processes. As one farmer pointed out, you wouldn't buy the cheapest car or the cheapest clothes, so why apply the same philosophy to the purchase and consumption of food.
Simply put, this movie will change your life.
Food, Inc. plants a seed in your brain and thinking sprouts-- - Rating: 4/5
If we knew what we were eating and all the cruelty or goodness it implies (depending on the manufacturer's practices) we might become conscientious eaters (or scrupulous or thinking humans) Scrutinizing who makes it and what the company does to all of us and the earth ( animals, soil, air, water, other people being exploited to produce it, our health, etc.)---Food, Inc. plants a seed in your brain and thinking sprouts---
Where Your Food Comes From - Dramatic & Shocking! - Rating: 5/5
Food Inc. was very interesting, exposing the industrial food complex hidden-but-normal practices and their crafty PR / lobbying / branding machine.
It was unique in it's presentation - as it was shown at a mainstream cinema - and it may influence minds, but for me, and I am sure for others, it was preaching to the choir.
It was OK for a documentary. It featured Michael Pollan, one of my favorite modern investigative writers in the general health field. You might have heard of some of his books... The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. He seems pretty objective and level-headed.
Food, Inc. wasn't really a vegetarian or vegan windfall, because it didn't come down especially hard on the eating of meat. It was hard on GMO products / labeling / patenting / subsidizing and the problems associated with large-scale meat production with the attendant medications and the revolting living conditions.
Many points were made, such as that cows aren't supposed to eat corn, and studies show a massive increase of E.Coli in their systems when they are fed it. Corn is the basic feed of cattle. When returned to a natural grass diet, the E. Coli levels dropped back to normal low levels.
Food Inc, could have been more entertaining / engaging, but its message was timely and needed.
Food, Inc. a Must See Movie - Rating: 5/5
This is a must see movie.
Do you know where your food comes from and how it has been processed before it gets to your plate? Find out who is controlling the food industry .
Food,Inc. fills us in on the shocking truth . We are also filled in on what we can do about it.
Please encourage everyone you know to see this movie.
