Food, Inc.(2009)

Poster of Food, Inc.

Synopsis

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.
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 …
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In Theaters

  • June 12, 2009

MPAA Rating

PG (for some thematic material and disturbing images.)

Genres

Documentary

Run Time

1 hour 34 minutes

Distributors

Magnolia Pictures

Box Office

$4,417,124

Director

CAST

Eric Schlosser

Himself

Michael Pollan

Himself

Joel Salatin

Himself

Richard Lobb

Himself

Vince Edwards

Himself

Carole Morison

Herself
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