DVD
The poison squad
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.
Performers
Narrator, Corey Stoll.
Publication Information
[Boston, MA] : WGBH Educational Foundation, [2020]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 110 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Added Uniform Title
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, The poison squad 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.
Notes
Title from container.
"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
Based on the book The poison squad by Deborah Blum.
Originally broadcast on PBS as an episode of American experience in 2020.
Subjects
- Food inspectors > Biography.
- Chemists > United States > Biography.
- Food adulteration and inspection > United States.
- Food additives > Safety regulations > United States > History.
- Food > Safety measures > Government policy > United States.
- Food > Safety regulations > United States.
- Consumer protection > United States > History.
- United States > Politics and government > 1901-1909.
- United States. Bureau of Chemistry > Officials and employees > Biography.
- Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930.