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Monday, June 8, 2009

Food Inc. Film In Theaters June 12

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Food, Inc.
Behind the food we love—Secrets that giant food companies don't want you to know.


Americans have a longstanding 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?

Web Features

What You Can Do To Change Our Food System
Ten steps you can take to improve the quality of your food (and your health).

A Food Poison "Epidemic"
An expert on foodborne illness litigation offers his advice on fighting food poisoning in America.

Q & A: Eric Schlosser
What do the food industry and the financial crisis have in common? The author of "Fast Food Nation" makes the connection.

This week, 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.

Find out why you'll never look at dinner the same way.
Watch the trailer for Food Inc.