FOOD, Inc. at Beekman Theatre

Published on July 09, 2009 by Christy Tennant

I just heard about this film and thought it sounded really interesting. I'm not endorsing it, just letting you know it's there. I've been concerned about the food industry for several years now, particularly the meat industry. Hormones, antibiotics, unsanitary & inhumane conditions... there is a lot to be concerned about. In fact, I have largely stopped eating meat as a result of these concerns.

FOOD, INC - Rated PG
(From BeekmanTheatre.com)

The veil on our nation's food industry is lifted, 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.

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