Food, Inc / Magnolia Pictures ; Participant Media & River Road Entertainment present a film by Robert Kenner ; director of photography, Richard Pearce ; co-producers, Eric Schlosser, Richard Pearce, Melissa Robledo ; executive producers, William Pohlad, Jeff Skoll, Robin Schorr, Diane Weyermann ; producers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein ; directed by Robert Kenner ; writers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, Kim Roberts ; developed with American Documentary, Inc.

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Explores the U.S. commercial food industry, examining corporate control of supply and market. The film seeks to demonstrate how the incentive for corporate profit can overwhelm consumer health needs, as well as the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Reveals...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Adler, Mark (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Magnolia Pictures (Firm) Participant Media River Road Entertainment (Firm) American Documentary, Inc Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kenner, Robert, 1950- (Producer, Director, Screenwriter) Pearce, Richard, 1943- (Producer, Cinematographer) Schlosser, Eric (Producer, Interviewee) Robledo, Melissa (Producer) Pohlad, William (Producer) Skoll, Jeff (Producer) Schorr, Robin (Producer) Weyermann, Diane (Producer) Pearlstein, Elise (Producer, Screenwriter) Roberts, Kim (Motion picture editor) (Screenwriter, Film editor) Pollan, Michael (Interviewee, Consultant) Hirshberg, Gary (Interviewee) Salatin, Joel (Interviewee)
Language:	English Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English with optional Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009.
Edition:	Widescreen.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Food industry and trade > United States. Food industry and trade > Quality control. Cereal products industry > United States. Dairy products industry > United States. Meat industry and trade > United States. Food handling > United States. Food adulteration and inspection > United States. Product recall > United States. Product safety > United States. Agricultural industries > United States. Agricultural processing > Quality control. Agriculture > Economic aspects > United States. Agriculture > Environmental aspects. Agriculture > United States. Foodborne diseases > United States. Produce trade > United States. Food prices > United States. Agriculture > economics. Consumer Product Safety. Food Handling. Food Industry. Food Inspection. United States. Documentary. Feature films > United States. Agricultural industries. Agriculture. Agriculture > Economic aspects. Cereal products industry. Dairy products industry. Food adulteration and inspection. Food handling. Food industry and trade. Food prices. Foodborne diseases. Meat industry and trade. Produce trade. Product recall. Product safety. Environmental films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Feature films Environmental films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Food, Incorporated.
Format:	Video DVD

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