Watch What you Eat! It could kill you!

My comments on the movie, Food, Inc
WATCH WHAT YOU EAT! It could kill you.

The shocking film, Food, Inc., documents the rise of the production of food as a mechanized operation vs. natural production (farms and grasslands) . It was released in May, 2009, and is currently playing at the Palm d’Or, Palm Desert, CA. You can visit the movie website at www.foodincmovie.com.


It is a must see for any consumer of food products in this country. Starting in the 70’s, there were huge demands on the food industry to keep up with the demands of the rapidly growing fast food industry for more and more beef, chicken and pork while keeping costs down. Food production went from the “natural farm” to mechanized feed lots and mass production. The net result was food that much less safe, less nourishing, more fattening (corn fillers) and more toxic. More than a few consumers have been sickened or died as a result of food-carried E. Coli infections, originating in the mechanized food production industries.

Food, Inc. also indicates that our food and its quality are more and more controlled by a handful of agribusiness companies whose control is lowering food safety standards.

If you are interested in what is happening on the “Food Front” or want to know more about what is natural and what is organic, visit the organic food industry’s watchdog website at www.Cornucopia.com. Mark Kastel, the site’s senior farm analyst, comments on the increased number of products labeled, “natural” vs. certified organic.

Mark is worried that this may confuse consumers and “ The concern is that they will destroy organics or at least chip away at a part of it.”

The government regulates organic foods. “Natural foods” are not and may be processed or have added non-organic ingredients or fillers. Always check your labels. To read a recent article on this topic, go to “Natural isn’t Always Organic”, Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2009. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-natural11-2009jul11,0,6783490.story

To read important books on this topic, The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Polland
and Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. The companion piece to the film is Food, Inc. A Participant Guide. How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter and Poorer.