Fed Up (2002)

Nominated for an Environmental Media Award this eyeopening documentary explores the United States food production system from the organic farming of the Green Movement to the genetically engineered food of the Biotech Revolution Through fascinating archival footage and interviews with farmers scientists government officials and activists Fed Up provides a detailed and sometimes disturbing overview of contemporary food production About 70 of the food we eat contains genetically modified ingredients and is not labeled The biotechnology industry is spending 50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope for feeding the world and saving the environment Family farmers are disappearing at an astonishing rate as people continue to go hungry both here and abroad Toxic agricultural chemicals continue to poison our air food and water and put farm workers in serious danger Whats a person to do