The chain / Genoways, Ted

Examines the meat packing industry, particularly pork, and discusses how the demand for increased production has had an impact on the cost to animals, humans, and the environment.

Draws on interviews with line workers, hog farmers, union leaders, politicians, and activists to examine the history of food production in American meat-processing plants, with an emphasis on the production of Spam, and discusses how a focus on maintaining the production chain's speed has lead to increased accidents, unsafe food, and inhumane conditions.