I love the way yu address te problem! You are not blaming but bringing ideas about HOW and WHAT to do to initate the change! My full support from Hungary!

Yes, I've seen the 1st two and will look for the 3rd one. I can usually request them from my library for free. Everyone should watch these and I wish they were shown in schools and colleges.

You make perfect sense, kerketj. Thanks and keep posting. :)

thank you for addressing this issue. i look forward to seeing the film.

anyone know when this inverview first got released?

true...I lived in Belgium for several years, and they still have to this days the small bakerijs, the fruit and vegetables stores and all the other family owned stores...it is full with them, one better than the other. I yet have to find a nice flowers shop.Buying flowers from the supermarket...

In Europe a movie like that came out around 2 or 3 years ago. It is called: OUR DAILY BREAD.

Organic food is one of the many reasons to save mother earth and the economy

I like the term the Euros use for the stuff used to hold meat together in the fast food industry (like McNuggets or hotdogs). The technical term is Transglutaminase, but the Euros call it what it is: MEAT GLUE. The reason it gets the name is not only because it meant to "glue" the meat bits together but that it is a mixture of things like ground and boiled hooves (like Elmer's glue), along with blood extracts. Yum!

Great movie, Food, Inc. Keep up the good work. Another good one to watch is "The Corporation."

I would like to watch this film. Where can I get it? Thanks.

Out of curiosity, what country are you in?

were watching this in my high school AP class

this is the most important video in 50 years! thank god that in canada, we dont have the "meat" problems the USA does. Our rules for meat are different...but sadly 90% of our fruits and veg comes up from south of the boarder...time to plant a garden. Finally, the "free range farmer in the food inc video is to be honored and should have his own show! what a smart man!

@zokolate organic supermarket?Can tell me where?

I cant believe CBS would post something like this. Im shocked in a good way! Thumbs up!!!!

@CBS News....You have their names mixed up in the caption 0:32 and 1:04

has anyone seen online??? i want to see it?

We raise our own beef, lamb, chickens and eggs. We have 3 Jersey milk cows and drink the FRESH raw milk. We also have our garden, berry bushes, and fruit trees. Almost all our meals I cook from scratch making our own bread, pasta, pies, biscuits, pancakes, etc. I am a 62 yr old Great Grandma taking NO medication. My current blood pressure is 110 over 68, my cholesterol slightly below normal and I still have a FULL head of hair. Red meat provides the protein the body needs and I eat it everyday.

I went to the NAIS site. Were you able to find out how much the RFID chips etc. for some one like you or a small farming operation would cost?

Pollan has a really cheerful, positive demeanor. Thumbs up for upbeat muckraking!

Many independent health experts have examined studies on the effects of pesticides in the diet, including former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop, the American Medical Association. This health authority has concluded that the benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables far outweigh any pesticide-related risks. In fact, eating 2 cups of fruits and 2½ cups of vegetables daily - as recommended in the USDA's MyPyramid (2005) - can help reduce your risk of cancer and other illnesses.

I am totally interested in hearing about the kinds of menus you prepare for yourself. Mostly fresh veggies, rice and beans? (NOT sarcastic!!) That would be a good foundation. Here's what I was talking about: I pay three times as much money for whole rye flour as I do for cheap white flour. Junk food snacks are easy and cheap, nuts and dried fruits are more expensive. (fruit leather is more than a ton of licorice). If you go organic, it's even more expensive.

@OurLordLennon Thank you for openly stating exactly what I have known for most of my life. There are more of US (non-government members & large food corporation executive board members) than of there are of THEM. If we, the people, were all wise & took an active stand against this abomination, we could overthrow them. There is still profit for these creeps to make with HEALHTY food, so it poses a question of WHY do they do this to us. I think there may be a more sinister plot underway.

They got their names mixed up! Notice how the news anchorman says "Robert i wanna start with you." Yet when he starts talking the screen pops up with the name Michael Pollan. LMAO CBS FAILED! The second guy that starts talking is Michael Pollan! Nevertheless i must say i found his book very interesting! When i heard the title of the book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" i thought it was going to be boring, but lo and behold this book knocked my socks off! It's time we wake up,Pollan is opening our eyes!

Yes, I agree about the nonreligious ads as well! :)

@fieldcruiser2 have you seen the movie?

Monsanto is the company that developed and produced "Agent Orange" during the Vietnam War.

I'd like to contact him, how can I?

@hcvang i work on an organic farm and we dont spray chemicals on our veg and fruit and all the other organic places dont do it either.

I don't know why everyone says eating healthy is expensive, ever since I started to eat healthy I cut the expensive pizzas, burgers, frozen foods, canned soup, cafeteria food, and meat out of my diet! I now eat vegetables almost exclusively and I make everything myself, I save so much money! And I can control the ingredients.

Thanks...I will research it.

THANK YOU FOOD INC!

Washington unplugged messed up. Did anyone else notice that the titles underneath Micheal Pollen and Robert Kenner at the beginning of the interview were switched by accident??? lol

Congradulations Guys, Without a doubt Goebbles and Himmler couldn't have instituted a more effective progrom in establishing the ag. system we have now! Hiel (clicking my heels with outrage!)

This is a must see documenatry. The prime reason IU am glad I vote with my dollars and only buy certified oprganic. Buy local grown, and grow my own garden.

Thumbs UP for Directors!!!!!

@vamtire not true, there are organic sections in many supermarkets e.g. cold storage and dedicated organic marts in singapore. you can't expect every single neighbourhood supermarket to have organic food.

everyone keeps saying that consumers have the choice not to eat junk, but go into any supermarket (and there are no more local markets anymore - look around) and junk is the only thing that's available with the exception of a ring of veggies around the outside aisles that the stores would get rid of if they could.

Excellent film!

Omg! There was a scientology ad while I was watching this video. lol. : \

yes, we put lard and pork in everything, but what was IN our pork and lard from animals was entirely different. You are what you eat, so essentially, you are what that ANIMAL eats (and is pumped full of) as well. and organic is NOT a waste of time. it IS a little more expensive, but when you factor in the money you save from medical expenses, sleeping pills, weight loss medicines, etc etc.. it evens out, and you FEEL better. i started organic, im a juvenille diabetic, and i can vouche for that

theres one thing they could have added to the many "problem solving" techniques the ag. industry uses, in 2007 a Canadian bio-pharmaceutical company Bioniche, developed a vaccine to reduce O157:H7 E-coli. and on march 4, 2009 the US started using it.

The people of this country should be up in arms about Monsanto. They really are the evilest corporation in existence. It's absolutely shocking that they are still in existence and stronger than ever.

I can say the same story, i have the same experience. Yes, I sped less with food since I became a vegetarian.:)

Makes me wonder why there aren't nutrition labels showing information for fruits, vegetables, meats, etc.? Hmm...

how about stopping subsidies altogether and ending the Dept of Agriculture

@jamocadog Not only are they subsidized BUT SOLD ABROAD STILL SUBSIDIZED. WTF is it subsidized to begin with?

this movie changed my life at all,,,,now i dont eat meat anymore,, and i feel great coz im helping to stop animal abuse,,,,,peaple must watch this movie it will change ur life i bet....

If this film is true and there are issues, and the producers of this film have been able to publish their findings, it's only because we Americans have more rights than any other country in the world. We have never been bashful about fighting for those rights, unlike most European countries, especially France and the Netherlands.

As long as the goal is to make as much money as possible there will never be a push for quality.

real food just tastes better. I feel bad for those who go through life not ever knowing what good food tastes like and how good they can feel when they eat it. I can't wait to see this movie. I am fortunate to live in Canada where we have a bit more control over our food source and pasture raised meats are readily available as is organically raised produce. WE teach our kids to eat with the seasons so they know what in season food tastes like. Our health depends on it.

dit zou de inspectie voor de gezondheidszorg eens ter harte nemen!. Ons voedingssysteem is door en door ziek.

good job...brave....

I live on a sailing boat where the left side of the boat has no electricity. I'm not able to cook. Since then, I've bought lots of veggies and shrimp. I've lost some weight, and feel a lot better. Plus I drink diet green tea. Try it sometimes, STAY AWAY FROM RED MEAT.

FOOD INC. Is a must see; I've seen many documentaries about food but this one TOP's them people have got to change their eating habits and only half way into the movie...!!!

@tobywongcharliechang Do you have access to any bare earth that can be amended with some compost and then planted? Then you can start to grow your own veges. It's pretty easy and very rewarding. Or build a simple raised bed and add some good dirt to it...

@Nixom1334 You know what, call it what ever you want... I see it as a Documentary ''Movie'' my comment was to compliment it...

@ematrust My english teacher showed me and a few friends this movie during lunch a few weeks ago. Because of that I have been a vegetarian for over two weeks. I think it was the the best thing I have ever learned from school. I agree that all high school students should watch this movie. It should be taught along with sex ed and career choices.

Funny that I was trying to watch the full documentary but has been blocked??? Why would they block it unless it tells the truth and these industries don't want us to know what they're doing??? Let us talk with our money!

Good question to ask the CEO of food processing companies is : would you eat the chicken you sold to others?

My Parents and Grandparents surely had a lot of work with the farm, before they could use some rural technology like a tractor etc. But they could feed themselfes and sell a lot on the local market to earn some money. The only thing the bought was sugar, salt and books for school. Any food was organic grown and homemade. Both Grandparent families brought up 7 and 9 Children healthy. Who could survive 2 weeks nowadays if supermarkets would close down? I am grateful I can. Could you?

They put the wrong name tag for Mr. Pollan and Kenner.

Please start making a change...now is the time...we are the next generation

How about the towns that don't even HAVE organic food stores or farms? My area has NONE.

1:25 watching this in 2023, this part about how little of our income we spend on food aged like milk

More people are changing their regular diets. More people are eating organic foods. Smart people.

We need to open our eyes

The funny part I just had a AD about meat... lol

@ematrust My science teacher is, in fact, showing us this movie right now.

@wwedude007 try to grow your own food and learn about saving seed. We need to make this a very popular thing to save these heirloom seeds.

The problem with these new documentaries is what they dont say. I work in big agriculture and thanks to us your food is the safest and cheapest it has ever been in the history of the world. The consistency in taste and color is unbelievable. Big Ag just supplies what the public demands. Govt give farmers more subsidy money per buchel so of course they are going to produce more. 200 years ago everything was produced organically. There were mass outbreaks of disease and shortages of food.

Kingduckford not really. First, this movie is specific to the agriculture in America, so yes it happens in other countries, but to say spoiled rich Americans want to pay more is fallacious. They clearly were talking about poverty and cheap food. Besides, the point is not to "quit" production, it's to reform it. These giant companies aren't disgusting and cruel because it's the only way to feed the world, they do it bc it maximizes their profits. Our production levels do not need to change, our

We need to start a "truth in labeling campaign". Everyone should print up small index card-sized stickers with a list of consequences of eating unhealthy foods - things like obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Go around to your local grocery stores and put them on the back of packages and bottles of processed drinks and foods, especially those marketed to kids. Maybe put a skull and cross bones or biohazard symbol at the top of the list.

@vannoah Thats not what I said, but thanks for assuming. I know they get to veggies too, remember the part about soy beans? But I just think not eating meat is the lesser of two evils.

America is the greatest country the world has ever seen. She is the last best hope for the future of all mankind.

Not just America where food is concerned... this goes for a large part of the developed world....

@b5rangerjt: Just yesterday I bought about $20 worth of ISDA organic seed and heirloom seed varieties, all manufactured and sold by Burpee. If you're concerned about the seed, it is very easy and inexpensive to purchase seed that is safe.

@CouldNotCareLes Tell that to the farmers in India. It seems that their corn now is different for some reason.

Also, a 1996 report by the National Academy of Sciences concluded that both synthetic and naturally occurring pesticides are consumed at such low levels that they pose little threat to human health. these are unbiased reports, not from big Ag. Which references would you like me to use colocatamount?

@BlackStar345Rose Make sure you also watch "King Corn", another great documentary

You would think that a major news organization like CBS could at least do a little fact checking to make sure that they give the interviewee the correct name. Sheesh.

What happened to the lady chicken grower? Did she go organic?

@BradLauber Not necessarily. There are 25 countries in the United Nations that require the fact that GMO's have been used in the making of a product. The list of processed food's ingredients is already 30 lines long, what's a few extra words?

IMO, what we , as individuals, choose to believe or wonder about about life and death should not be solicited. That's what I meant about the ads being "inappropriate."

@YellowBlackbird12 yes we have been growing cotton for years, and using pesticides and fertilizing and crop rotation between cotton and peanuts, hemp is safer ,easier and faster. They want to use corn and other food plant for ethanol, better to use hemp and save the food. if it isn't broke dont fix it , but it is broke. One industry demonizes a superior product and lobbies to suppress it. I want to see more product, more competition, lower prices, more jobs, and a revenue producing crop.

Wikipedia: look up Military Spending. US = $527 BILLION per year, every year. 527 billion / 305 million US citizens = $1727 per citizen per year. $1727 per citizen per year / 12 months per year= $143 per citizen per month. Add in already existing FS expenditure, and you could give every single US citizen, rich, poor, working, homeless, baby, child, retired, EVERYBODY, $150 every month of every year for food. That's WAY PLENTY to live VERY COMFORTABLY free from fear of starvation.

I here by swear and aferm in my 20 years as a truck driver I have personally witnessed the things in this documentary as true and not exaggerated Sighned David Sarti Lebanon TN

well said you are absolutely right

These guys should be seeking office!

@OntarioCrops 7 billion people don't have to eat genetically modified crap. Small farms are constantly going down under pressure from the big corporate farms. We small farmers can't compete with their low prices. Affordable food right now is unhealthy and people are dying because of it. They showed many beautiful (and responsible) farms in the film too, and talked with many farmers. I thought it was incredibly accurate and a fair portrayal.

@fudgedogbannana so many native people have been stopped from growing hemp for societal uses such as paper, rope, etc....ya don't hear about that in the media!? It's sickening...these already poor families just want to make a living.

@QueenCannibis Mutated fat calls? Holy, what's the official term for that?

Switching to Organic subsidies will not happen, mainly because the government is being financed by the huge corn industry in America, most of which goes to the production of corn-based foods and additives that are purchased almost exclusively by mega corporations like those that own McDonald's and Pizza Hut. If you were a business (the government is basically just a big corporation), then you want to maximize profit and minimize risk of loss, hence keeping the money coming through lobbyists.

Big Oil, Big Tobacco, now Big Food. Looks like there's really nowhere safe except the local farmers market.

Food Inc should be a requirement in all schools...including colleges. I would rather eat less food and buy organic than eat the crap that our food industry produces. If everyone bought organic, the obesity rate, as well as, the diabetes rate would decrease.

@YellowBlackbird12 Not one for the other. but have both. cotton depletes the soil, hemp replenishes it, cotton needs pesticides, hemp needs none, it takes trees to make paper, hemp grows like a weed, etc. We need both but we need hemp especially. Hemp makes ethanol better than corn, fiber board better than wood chips etc. Hemp is a superior product that is easy to grow and is dirt cheap, like growing weeds.

these guys are.... BAD ASS...

@Chaddyboxer what you said struck a cord in me. Native American reservation land may be the solution to some of our economic problems, its native Americans who should farm hemp for industry( could be a billion dollar industry) . Industrial quality hemp is not much good for getting hi but a super cash crop under the right conditions. I wonder what an American Indian's rights are? I wonder who is preventing them and why?

The ONLY way to go around the issue, is to BE an AWARE CONSUMER. And make an effort on the laws about food and crops production. Monsanto is an enormous threat not only to the US, but actually to the world, as nobody knows the consequences of DNA-manipulated crops. "We can not produce food enough for the entire world population" - this is a MYTH. When you DON`T exploit the soil, and treat it in proper ways, the soil will give us what we need. Cut down military expences- feed the people! Think...