American experience
Type
Label
American experience
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: NR
resource.interestGradeLevel
9-12
Main title
American experience
Oclc number
1131864928
Runtime
120
Summary
By the close of the Industrial Revolution, the American food supply was tainted--by frauds, fakes, and legions of new, untested chemicals--all threatening the health of consumers across the country. Based on the critically acclaimed book by Deborah Blum, it tells the story of crusading government chemist Harvey Washington Wiley, the man who led the pure food movement against the food manufacturing industry in the early years of the twentieth century, embarking upon a series of bold and controversial trials on twelve subjects--who would become known as the "Poison Squad." Wiley's experiments and tireless advocacy laid the groundwork for the United States' consumer protection laws, and ultimately the creation of the FDA
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Poison squad
Classification
Subject
- Food + Safety measures + Government policy -- United States
- Documentary television programs
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909
- Food adulteration and inspection -- United States
- Food additives + Safety regulations -- United States -- History
- Food + Safety regulations -- United States
- DVD-Video discs
- DVD-Video discs -- Documentary
- Consumer protection -- United States -- History
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- Food + Safety measures + Government policy -- United States
- Documentary television programs
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909
- Food adulteration and inspection -- United States
- Food additives + Safety regulations -- United States -- History
- Food + Safety regulations -- United States
- DVD-Video discs
- DVD-Video discs -- Documentary
- Consumer protection -- United States -- History
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