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David Denby, New Yorker
“Those of us who avoid junk food, with many sighs of relief and self-approval, may still be eating junk a good deal of the time. This enraging fact, which will not surprise anyone who has read such muckraking books as Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation” (2001) and Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” (2006), is one of the discomforting meanings of the powerful new documentary “Food, Inc.,” an angry blast of disgust aimed at the American food industry.”
“Those of us who avoid junk food, with many sighs of relief and self-approval, may still be eating junk a good deal of the time. This enraging fact, which will not surprise anyone who has read such muckraking books as Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation” (2001) and Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” (2006), is one of the discomforting meanings of the powerful new documentary “Food, Inc.,” an angry blast of disgust aimed at the American food industry.”
The American Conservative
“If you care about what you’re eating, you should see the new documentary Food Inc.”
Takepart.com
“Most of you have probably heard about Food, Inc., the movie, but did you also know there’s a companion book to the film? The book explores the challenges raised by the movie in fascinating depth through 13 essays, most of them written especially for this book, and many by experts featured in the film. Highlights include chapters by Michael Pollan (Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food), Anna Lappe (Hope’s Edge and Grub), Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation and film co-producer), Robert Kenner (film director), and a chapter on asking the right questions from Sustainable Table! The book is so popular it’s already in its fourth printing.”
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Food, Inc. is guaranteed to shake up our perceptions of what we eat. This powerful documentary deconstructing the corporate food industry in America was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “more than a terrific movie—it’s an important movie.” Aided by expert commentators such as Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, the film poses questions such as: Where has my food come from, and who has processed it? What are the giant agribusinesses and what stake do they have in maintaining the status quo of food production and consumption? How can I feed my family healthy foods affordably?
Expanding on the film’s themes, the book Food, Inc. will answer those questions through a series of challenging essays by leading experts and thinkers. This book will encourage those inspired by the film to learn more about the issues, and act to change the world.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent Format and Followup Guide to Food, Inc.,
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Ce commentaire est de: Food Inc.: a Participant Guide: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It (Paperback)
As a serious student of our food supply, animal welfare and the impact big business (read agribusiness here) has on the world, I rushed to the screening of Food, Inc.This book is introduced as an aspiring companion to the acclaimed film. I couldn't agree more. I enjoy reading Eric Schlosser, (Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side Of The All-american Meal) and in Food Inc., I came to realize how information is being withheld from us and how much was at stake. Robert Kenner's outline of the making of the movie is interesting. Originally wanting to do a view of the various people who deliver our food to our table, finds he gets denied access to the companies he was seeking to film. So the film changed from a film about food to one about unchecked corporate power. Robert Bryce, (Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of "Energy Independence") talks of how fuel from ethanol is a scam and makes some disturbing points, one of which is the United States providing huge subsidies to a program that feeds cars, not people. We learn of the stark and brutal reality that the conditions of farm laborers have not dramatically improved since the days of Grapes of Wrath. In fact, it has gotten worse in recent years. Conventional farming uses high levels of pesticides to which these people and their families are exposed. Often its long hours in triple digit heat without access to water or shade. Michael Pollan's (In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) writing style is engaging and gets his point across to the reader when we ask the question, why bother? A must-read book.
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Ce commentaire est de: Food Inc.: a Participant Guide: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It (Paperback)
If you liked the film this will give you further incentive and useful information... worth the investment.
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If you've watched "Food Inc", the DVD, and you want to go deeper into the subject of food and the food industry, this is the book to read. It's got a lot of information and is not a quick and easy read. But it will open your eyes and give you cause to think about what's going on with our food.
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