The poison squad

DVD 2020

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 cent...

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Food Safety measures Government policy United States

Food Safety regulations United States

Food additives Safety regulations United States History

Food adulteration and inspection United States

United States Politics and government 1901-1909

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ISBN:

9781531711696

Description:

1 videodisc (110 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

E
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

American experience. The poison squad

Notes:

Based on the book The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum
Originally broadcast as a single episode of American Experience in 2020
Widescreen
Title from container
"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--container
Edited by Nancy Kennedy ; music by Gary Lionelli ; director of photography, Tim Cragg
Narrator, Corey Stoll
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic
For private home use only
In English with English subtitles
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Described video for the blind and visually impaired

Control Number:

2868415

UPC:

841887043441

Other Authors:

Ark Media (Firm), production company
Cragg, Tim, director of photography
Denison, Tom (Television producer), television producer
Kennedy, Nancy, editor of moving image work
Lionelli, Gary, composer (expression)
Maggio, John, screenwriter, television director, television producer
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster, publisher
Stoll, Corey, 1976- narrator
television adaptation of (work): Blum, Deborah, 1954- Poison squad

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