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Behind the Food We Love

Tuesday 09 June 2009

by: NOW  |  t r u t h o u t | Programming Note

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A poster for the film "Food, Inc." (Photo: The Ant Farm)

    This week's NOW on PBS: Behind the food we love: secrets that giant food companies don't want you to know.

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    Americans have a long-standing love affair with food - the modern supermarket has, on average, 47,000 products. But do we really know what goes into making the products we so eagerly consume? David Brancaccio talks with filmmaker Robert Kenner, the director of "Food, Inc.," which takes a hard look at the secretive and surprising journey food takes on the way from processing plants to our dinner tables. The two discuss why contemporary food-processing secrets are so closely guarded, their impact on our health, and another surprising fact: how consumers are actually empowered to make a difference.

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When I had just graduated

 Wed, 06/10/2009 - 04:59 — Anonymous (not verified)
When I had just graduated from high school, one of my best friends and I got jobs in a french fry factory - .. we worked there about 4 whole days before we both decided there was no way in H*** we were going back.. I never ate french fries after that either. My guess is most factories.. are probably along that lines :) I haven't eaten fast food in many many years either hehe.. no way lol. I think the healthiest way to eat.. is find a farmer nearest you with a really big garden - and buy your produce locally if at all possible.