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Local farming is fading as profit margins decide what food makes it to our plates. The new Netflix documentary series Rotten exposes the fraud, corruption, and the consequences on our health of today’s global food industry. Nobody’s hands are clean.
30 September 1931, Kulm, North Dakota, USA
29 March 1964, Newport Beach, California, USA
January 10, 2018
Difficult at first, Rotten soon becomes a riveting watch.January 07, 2018
As a whole, Rotten doesn't stink, but fitting to its title, it's not that fresh or appetizing either.January 12, 2018
Rotten has its structural flaws as entertainment, but it's hard to imagine any viewer not being compelled to check grocery labels more carefully in the future.January 05, 2018
[It] probably sounds like a lot of "could be better" for a series I'm marking with the "you have to watch this" stamp. And I guess it is. I stand by my statement, though: You have to watch this.January 08, 2018
Like the best documentary efforts, it puts forth these stories with the idea that a more informed audience is a healthier one.