Comments on: Food, Inc. is out at last! http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:09:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Food Inc., The Reviews Are In | Food Bubbles http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-25496 Food Inc., The Reviews Are In | Food Bubbles Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:14:46 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-25496 [...] is the short and sweet review by Marion Nestle, who describes what sort of educational materials come with the [...] [...] is the short and sweet review by Marion Nestle, who describes what sort of educational materials come with the [...]

]]> By: Barry A. Martin http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-24208 Barry A. Martin Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:57:52 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-24208 @Kinzie ~ People go to movies for different reasons, but it makes sense that escapism would be a huge one. The good news is that it's never been easier for people to share their insights w/their peers. I think the movie will simmer and be seen in many venues for a while to come. The people who go see car chase movies read the posters while they're waiting in line. The issues are entering the mainstream. This article on the White House's moves towards food policy change is a heartening read: http://tr.im/oVgW @Kinzie ~ People go to movies for different reasons, but it makes sense that escapism would be a huge one. The good news is that it’s never been easier for people to share their insights w/their peers.
I think the movie will simmer and be seen in many venues for a while to come.
The people who go see car chase movies read the posters while they’re waiting in line. The issues are entering the mainstream.
This article on the White House’s moves towards food policy change is a heartening read: http://tr.im/oVgW

]]> By: Kinzie http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-23943 Kinzie Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:27:43 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-23943 I recently posted this comment on Facebook: "I really don't understand how a movie like, The Hangover, can be #1 two weeks in a row when there is a life changing, eye-opening documentary of our food industry playing. Thought provoking. I guess ignorance really is bliss..." Then I received the following response: "You think people really wanna pay to see reality when they go to the movies these days? C'mon, its not too difficult to understand that comedy/violence/sex/drugs will outsell any other movie out there." Sometimes I feel like we are constantly preaching to our own choir. If people aren't open to learning, how can we affect change? Saw the movie twice!! I recently posted this comment on Facebook: “I really don’t understand how a movie like, The Hangover, can be #1 two weeks in a row when there is a life changing, eye-opening documentary of our food industry playing. Thought provoking. I guess ignorance really is bliss…” Then I received the following response: “You think people really wanna pay to see reality when they go to the movies these days? C’mon, its not too difficult to understand that comedy/violence/sex/drugs will outsell any other movie out there.”

Sometimes I feel like we are constantly preaching to our own choir. If people aren’t open to learning, how can we affect change?

Saw the movie twice!!

]]> By: Daniel Ithaca, NY http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-23886 Daniel Ithaca, NY Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:26:49 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-23886 I'm anxious to go see this! I bet it is very well done. re: Anthro "It is fair of them to make the point that organic food is not more nutritious because this IS a widespread myth, but it is also not the only reason that people choose organic." I guess it isn't a myth if several studies show evidence that Organic foods ARE healthier than their Pesticide & Petroleum-based- fertilizer counterparts (which doesn't sound so natural or conventional AT ALL). Organics: *more nutritious, *better for the Farm workers, *better for all living things--especially those very close/down stream from these farms and *better for our environment overall. I’m anxious to go see this! I bet it is very well done.

re: Anthro
“It is fair of them to make the point that organic food is not
more nutritious because this IS a widespread myth, but it is
also not the only reason that people choose organic.”

I guess it isn’t a myth if several studies show evidence that Organic foods ARE healthier than their Pesticide & Petroleum-based- fertilizer counterparts (which doesn’t sound so natural or conventional AT ALL).
Organics:
*more nutritious,
*better for the Farm workers,
*better for all living things–especially those very close/down stream from these farms and
*better for our environment overall.

]]> By: Anthro http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-23811 Anthro Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:37:14 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-23811 I just spent a good hour or more going over the rebuttal and while they do score a few points (kind of depends on where one is on the "purist" spectrum), by the time they get to wages for meat industry workers they use some very sleazy techniques like averaging the wages and implying that it pays pretty well across the board. They do a pretty pathetic job of supporting the nutritional value of flesh foods as well and when it comes to comparing fast food with store bought food they just completely become muddled and it isn't even clear what the point is. It is fair of them to make the point that organic food is not more nutritious because this IS a widespread myth, but it is also not the only reason that people choose organic. It is also fair to discuss the issue of feeding the world without at least some mechanization, but most of what they present is limited self-interest. They don't even list the groups they represent and I find the question/answer format silly because THEY chose the questions and their is no follow up; yet they pass it off as a debate. If the film even gets people to think about shopping a little differently (skip the center aisles) it will have achieved something and may impact the obesity epidemic (something the website doesn't even mention). I just spent a good hour or more going over the rebuttal and while they do score a few points (kind of depends on where one is on the “purist” spectrum), by the time they get to wages for meat industry workers they use some very sleazy techniques like averaging the wages and implying that it pays pretty well across the board. They do a pretty pathetic job of supporting the nutritional value of flesh foods as well and when it comes to comparing fast food with store bought food they just completely become muddled and it isn’t even clear what the point is.

It is fair of them to make the point that organic food is not more nutritious because this IS a widespread myth, but it is also not the only reason that people choose organic.

It is also fair to discuss the issue of feeding the world without at least some mechanization, but most of what they present is limited self-interest. They don’t even list the groups they represent and I find the question/answer format silly because THEY chose the questions and their is no follow up; yet they pass it off as a debate.

If the film even gets people to think about shopping a little differently (skip the center aisles) it will have achieved something and may impact the obesity epidemic (something the website doesn’t even mention).

]]> By: Janet Guss (Darwich) http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-23662 Janet Guss (Darwich) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:25:03 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-23662 Hard to believe reporters for this piece- http://www.greenrightnow.com/wjrt/2009/06/10/chefs-beware-healthy-homemade-organic-dog-food-is-no-simple-trick/ Didn't quote Pet Food Politics in their article! http://www.amazon.com/Pet-Food-Politics-Chihuahua-Coal/dp/0520257812/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 Hard to believe reporters for this piece-
http://www.greenrightnow.com/wjrt/2009/06/10/chefs-beware-healthy-homemade-organic-dog-food-is-no-simple-trick/
Didn’t quote Pet Food Politics in their article!
http://www.amazon.com/Pet-Food-Politics-Chihuahua-Coal/dp/0520257812/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3

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]]> By: Emily http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-23636 Emily Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:59:29 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-23636 I love that the anti- website bases all of its rebuttals on the concept that "the USDA/food pyramid/government supports it, so you know its safe/healthy/moral!" How naive a view of the world is needed to assume that the federal government would disregard all financial opportunities and be concerned more about individuals? Just because something is "regulated" doesn't make it right. I love that the anti- website bases all of its rebuttals on the concept that “the USDA/food pyramid/government supports it, so you know its safe/healthy/moral!”

How naive a view of the world is needed to assume that the federal government would disregard all financial opportunities and be concerned more about individuals? Just because something is “regulated” doesn’t make it right.

]]> By: Marion Nestle on Food Inc. « Later On http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-23626 Marion Nestle on Food Inc. « Later On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:15:21 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-23626 [...] in Business, Daily life, Food, Movies at 10:14 am by LeisureGuy Marion Nestle’s comment on the new movie: Today is the official release date for Food, Inc., the latest film about our food [...] [...] in Business, Daily life, Food, Movies at 10:14 am by LeisureGuy Marion Nestle’s comment on the new movie: Today is the official release date for Food, Inc., the latest film about our food [...]

]]> By: Anthro http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/06/food-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-23599 Anthro Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:53:27 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1405#comment-23599 Oh gosh, I wonder how long it will take to get to Milwaukee? I'll have to try Chicago as I can't wait! Oh gosh, I wonder how long it will take to get to Milwaukee? I’ll have to try Chicago as I can’t wait!

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