Good Enough to Eat (2 Parts)

Synopsis

Part 1: Food manufacturers add a vast range of chemical additives for flavour, colour, improved texture and longer shelf life. It is estimated that we each consume at least fifty different additives a day. The programme examines the the long-term effects of toxins to health, interviewing scientists, food technologists, MPs and consumers. Also questions the adequacy of current policing methods.
Part 2: It is estimated that 80% of animals reared for slaughter are injected with hormones to boost growth and increase meat production. There is evidence of a thriving black market in these hormones, with banned drugs still in use. Antibiotics are routinely used in animal feed, both supposedly to promote growth and to prevent the rapid spread of sickness in intensive rearing units. As a result, animals breed super-bacteria which are resistant to antibiotics which are then passed on to humans in the food chain.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 52 min.

Year of production

1985

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Documentation

Accompanying leaflet.

Uses

Undergraduates.*

Subjects

Medical sciences; Technology

Keywords

food production and distribution; food technology; meat; toxic substances

Credits

Director

Judy Lever

Sections

Title

Additives

Synopsis

Part 1: Food manufacturers add a vast range of chemical additives for flavour, colour, improved texture and longer shelf life. It is estimated that we each consume at least fifty different additives a day. The programme examines the the long-term effects

Title

Meat

Synopsis

Part 2: It is estimated that 80% of animals reared for slaughter are injected with hormones to boost growth and increase meat production. There is evidence of a thriving black market in these hormones, with banned drugs still in use. Antibiotics are routi

Production Company

Name

Thames Television

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.