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Season 1
7.0/10383 votesLoading...Lawyers, Guns and Honey
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2018
Explores the new global honey business, and largest food fraud investigation and prosecution in history—a scam known as "honeygate."
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7.1/10295 votesLoading...The Peanut Problem
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2018
In the last twenty years, there’s been a surge of people suffering from severe food allergies. A look at the swelling body of science around this change, and the accountability of restaurateurs in caring for their most vulnerable customers.
Director: Ted Gesing
Writer: Ted Gesing, Ted Schillinger
7.0/10261 votesLoading...Garlic Breath
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/5/2018
A lucrative and controversial commerce relationship between the US and China forms the backdrop for a David and Goliath tale of loyalty, betrayal and revenge on the American garlic scene.
Director: David Mettler
Writer: Ted Schillinger, David Mettler
7.2/10241 votesLoading...Big Bird
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/5/2018
From the lowliest hen to the richest magnate, the size and scale of chicken-growing has determined the fate of every player in this expansive food chain.
Director: Ted Gesing
Writer: Ted Gesing, Ted Schillinger
6.8/10211 votesLoading...Milk Money
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2018
To boost profits, some dairy farmers are switching to produce upscale organic milk, or even "raw" unpasteurized milk, but it comes with the risk of pathogens which can sicken and even kill consumers.
Director: Lucy Kennedy
Writer: Ted Schillinger, Lucy Kennedy
6.8/10204 votesLoading...Cod is Dead
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/5/2018
In the wake of overfishing in New England, the US government stepped in to regulate and save the fisheries. The unintended result was a wave of consolidation that set the stage for massive criminal exploitation.
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