Foodbornepathogenskillaround3,000peopleintheU.S.everyyearandhospitalizehundredsofthousandsmore.Romainelettuce,cantaloupe,sprouts...allhavebeenatthecenterofoutbreakswhichhavebecomealarminglyfrequentinrecentyears.Theirsolutionsaresimple,butprotectionsarescattershot,withlittlebureaucraticwilltoenforcethem.Andyet,ourpoliticianskeepsayingthat“theU.S.foodsupplyisthesafestintheworld.
Poisoned:TheDirtyTruthAboutYourFoodisadocumentarythatholdsthepublicandprivateinfluencesbehindthesedecisionstoaccount,beginningwiththeJackIntheBoxE.Colioutbreakof1992-1993andcontinuingtothepresentday.DirectorStephanieSoechtigprovidestipsonwhattoavoidatthesupermarket,demystifiesthetangleofregulationsthatgovernwhatweeat,andtellsthestoriesoffamilieswhohavelostlovedonestofoodborneillness.Thisisafilmthatwillmakeyouthinkaboutwhat’sonyourplateandhowitgotthereineye-openingnewways.
