A 2004
documentary film which makes an in-depth investigation into unlabeled,
patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly made their way
onto grocery stores in the United States for the past decade.
It voices the opinions of farmers in disagreement with the food industry and details the impacts on their lives and livelihoods from this new technology, and shines a light on the market and political forces that are changing what we eat.
The film decries the cost of a globalized food industry on human lives around the world, and highlights how international companies are gradually driving farmers off the land in many countries.
Potential global dependence of the human race on a
limited number of global food corporations is discussed, as is the
increased risk of ecological disasters -- such as the Irish Potato
Famine (1845--1849) -- resulting from the reduction of biological
diversity due to the promotion of corporate sponsored monoculture
farming.
The issue of incorporating a terminator gene into plant seeds is questioned, with concern being expressed about the potential for a widespread catastrophe affecting the food supply, should such a gene contaminate other plants in the wild.
Legal stories reported by the film
related how a number of farmers in North America have been sued by
Monsanto; and the defendant of the Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser
case is interviewed.
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