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The Mechanized Underbelly of the Food Industry

Via The Nation:

There are no seasons in the American supermarket. In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner explains what this means as he lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, the USDA and FDA.

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  • Jun 29th 200907:06
    by plowking

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    Its funny how Jeffersonianism was just laughed at even in the 17 and 18 hundreds but even today we are still trying to turn to jeffersonianism to fix are problems maybe someday we might relize he was right and stop saying how nuts it is and apply it

  • Jun 29th 200915:06
    by Michael Reis

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    Why does every cause call for legislation? Do people not realize that this tendency is what has brought about the very problems they would attempt to fix?

    I’m all for “voting with your dollar” so to speak, but the concept only works in an unregulated market. Otherwise, it’s a waste of money and effort.

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