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Summary:

Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.

Contributors:

Kenner, Robert, 1950- , producer, director, screenwriter

Pearlstein, Elise , producer, screenwriter

Roberts, Kim , screenwriter, film editor

Schlosser, Eric , interviewee

Pollan, Michael , interviewee

Hirshberg, Gary , interviewee

Salatin, Joel , interviewee

Adler, Mark , composer

Participant Media

River Road Entertainment (Firm)

Perfect Meal, LLC

Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)

Languages:

English
Spanish

Language Notes:

English audio with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Related Works:

POV (Television program)

Subjects:

Food industry and trade — United States

Food industry and trade — Quality control

Cereal products industry — United States

Dairy products industry — United States

Meat industry and trade — United States

Produce trade — United States

Food prices — United States

Food industry and trade

Cereal products industry

Dairy products industry

Meat industry and trade

Produce trade

Food prices

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0..

Performers:

Interviews with Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Gary Hirshberg, Joel Salatin.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Richard Pearce ; editor, Kim Roberts ; music, Mark Adler.

General Notes:

"Broadcast in the Point of view PBS television series."
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008, copyright held by Perfect Meal, LLC.
Special feature: deleted scenes; celebrity public service announcements; resources; ABC News Nightline "You are what you eat: food with integrity"; "the amazing food detective" and "snacktown smackdown": stay active and eat healthy, information on the companion book of the same title.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG; for some thematic material and disturbing images.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

FOO 2009 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 876964002165
Publisher Number, Magnolia Home Entertainment: 10216

OCLC Numbers:

839809371
429531017 [Invalid]