Award-winning food blogger and web series cook Aube Giroux set out to make a documentary about growing good organic food, a passion she shared with her late mother. The last thing Giroux wanted to do was dwell on thorny issues concerning genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the dominant role that they now play in our food production. It is enough, she thought, for people to take charge of their own food, confidently choosing reliable sources for health and happiness in the kitchen—just as her mother did. But Giroux soon found there was no way around a discussion of GMOs and how most consumers reluctantly buy biotechnology-tweaked food products. Modified explores the ways in which farmers are backed into growing and harvesting herbicide-resistant crops from GMO seeds and why organic farmers trying to grow food from heritage seeds are nevertheless finding GMO crops in their fields. The United States and Canada do not require food labels to list the presence of GMOs (64 other countries do). The fact that American politicians are more interested in protecting Monsanto’s profits than promoting consumers’ right to know the facts is always an infuriating theme, but Giroux adds her strong voice to others who are also fighting over this highly controversial issue. Extras include cooking videos featuring recipes from the film. Recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (T. Keogh)
Modified
(2017) 87 min. In English & French w/English subtitles. DVD: $125: public libraries; $295: colleges & universities. DRA. Collective Eye Films. PPR. Closed captioned. Volume 34, Issue 3
Modified
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