The processing of animals -- an often cruel process for animals and humans alike -- admits far too many contaminants into the meat supply.Government policy favors subsidies for the "wrong calories" in our diet. Nobody is required to eat at Burger King, and it’s typically cheaper and healthier to feed a family at home. Because of these policies, the cost of many foods is actually down -- but at the hidden cost of increased medical expenses. The Washington Times Should we be heavily subsidizing the growth of corn, which consumes much of the heartland and makes it nearly impossible to grass-feed cattle and grow healthier vegetables on a mass scale? Diabetes is up, especially among the young and the poor. Everyone proved camera shy. Family meals are on the downswing, and fast food is coming to dominate the dinner table. Horror films cause less seat-squirming. Food, Inc. Food, Inc. Review. This has produced new strains of E. coli virus that have stricken thousands and killed hundreds. It’s not the fault of the companies that provide said food that we’re a nation of gluttons. However, lest anyone accuse the filmmakers of unfairness, representatives of the corporations that control our food supply were offered time to explain their approach to food safety. And hidden cameras got inside a "factory farm." Food, Inc 3 / 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. @catherineshoard People did talk on camera.
Less positive but no less true are the facts about the nation's health. Some would argue that the manipulation of corn into an ingredient that is both easily grown and mass produced while it’s used in thousands of products, from soda to batteries, is a sign of progress and man’s ingenuity. Food, Inc. -- Film Review. The answers Mr. Kenner and his supporters are seeking are, respectively: “a large role,” “of course not,” and “yes, duh!” Governmental regulatory agencies charged with overseeing food safety essentially are toothless because most of the administrators are former -- or future -- food company execs.Here is what results: Cattle are fed corn rather than grass because it's cheaper. Food INC. is an informative and educational examination of America's food and agricultural industries. Though it’s an interesting look at where our food comes from, it’s fair to ask whether we’ve only gotten what we’ve asked for as a country: cheap, plentiful food. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 13: Actor Benjamin Walker attends the "Bloody Bloody Jackson" opening night after party at Brasserie 8 1/2 on October 13, 2010 in New York City.In 1906, Upton Sinclair published his muckraking novel "The Jungle," which exposed corruption, unsanitary conditions and horrifying labor practices in the U.S. meatpacking business. Read Food, Inc. reviews from parents on Common Sense Media. Why is it cheaper to get a double cheeseburger at McDonald’s than a pound of broccoli at your local Safeway? Making this film available across several platforms should deliver not only greater returns but a better-educated public that can vote for greater food safety by the way they shop for food.Several films, including "Food Fight" and "Fast Food Nation," have explored many of these themes. - Friday, June 19, 2009
Things, it seems, have gotten worse in our food supply.No question, watching this film is a tough go. Worse, the corporations pressured farmers not to give interviews or allow cameras inside food factories. The challenge faced by Magnolia Pictures is how to bring in the unconverted, meaning those who pooh-pooh the notion that what they eat could possibly be unsafe. Unfortunately, real life isn’t so cut and dried. Although the documentary sometimes feels a little one-sided, lack of participation by companies such as Monsanto Co. and Tyson Foods Inc. ensured such a result. One of the few mega-corporations to give Mr. Kenner any access, the company comes out looking OK. Sure, the Arkansas-based company’s embrace of organic dairy products probably helped its cause in Mr. Kenner’s eyes, but there certainly are ways he could have gone after Wal-Mart had he been interested in scoring easy points against a faceless multinational corporation. Less positive but no less true are the facts about the nation’s health. The main villain is agribusiness, a multicorporation behemoth that controls virtually everything you eat. If Wal-Mart can change its products and policies because of customer demand, every one of those Food Inc. companies can do likewise. Despite the farm images that appear on packaged foods, a handful of corporations, not farmers, control our food supply. Don't flatter yourself if you don't eat fast food: The "system" reaches into everything you eat.Kenner takes you through these unsettling stories through a mix of articulate talking heads, cameras peering where Food Inc. doesn't want scrutiny, citizens lobbying their representatives in Congress and entertaining graphics and animation. Consider his treatment of Wal-Mart. Food is more plentiful and cheaper than it has been at any time in the history of the world. Become a member to write your own review. JavaScript is required for full functionality on this website, but scripting is currently disabled. More than a century later, "Food, Inc.," a documentary from director-producer Robert Kenner and investigative journalist Eric Schlosser ("Fast Food Nation"), might be "The Jungle" for the 21st century. There’s also the matter of personal responsibility that Mr. Kenner gently elides in decrying the prevalence of fast food on the national landscape.
It's Michael Moore without the self-aggrandizing hyperbole.What it's not, though, is discouraging: The film ends by asking people to shop wisely, to support farmers markets and food produced by organic or sustainable farming methods. Obesity is on the rise. Movies: ... To its credit, Food, Inc. chooses not to hit its audience over the head with a litany of ghoulish facts and figures. 2:20 PM PDT 6/12/2009 by Kirk Honeycutt , AP FACEBOOK; TWITTER; EMAIL ME; Jason Kempin/Getty Images. The book caused a sensation that brought about a huge public outcry and considerable reform.