Food- not very zen

Last night I watched Food, Inc. (much delayed) and I was, in a word, appalled. I tend to be the type that is sucked in by documentaries- buying whatever side of the story the writers are selling. However, in this instance, there IS only one side, in my opinion. One company owns the rights to soybeans. Excuse me- I thought monopolies were illegal? Genetically Modified Organisms ( that we don't know jack about in terms of how they are going to effect humans in the long run ) exist in over 70% of grocery store items?? Thanks for the heads up on that one FDA. It's a pile of malarky. And it's one thing if the government is screwing you out of a few bucks a year to pay for some worthless program that isn't going to ultimately do any good or bad for society. It's quite another when the government essentially permits the hijacking of food production, leaving you completely defenseless against harm that we don't yet understand the implications of- I mean, everyone eats multiple times a day so this isn't an issue that stops at a country line in any direction. If you haven't seen it, watch it. And if you don't feel like investing an hour and a half of your life into one of the most important issues of our generation, then good luck to you!