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The Perfect Pork Chop Vs. New Strains of E Coli
This morning on Morning Edition, NPR Host Steve Inskeep interviewed Michael Pollan, author of the Omnivore's Dilemma, and Robert Kenner, director of Food, Inc., a new film which "lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, 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". Your can listen to the NPR interview here. Here is where the film is screening in Texas:
6/19: More on the film:
"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. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults. |
