Die grosse Sauerei

When it comes to our food and especially animal products such as meat, sausage, eggs and milk, we are shamelessly lied to and deceived - by the agricultural lobby and the food industry, but politics also plays along in an irresponsible way. State-funded nutritionists are hired by lobby organisations. Studies on health risks are suppressed or glossed over, others are financed by industry. Industry lobbies exert massive influence on legislation and nutritional recommendations - with the sole aim of maximising profits. In the discussion about animal welfare and corresponding certifications, politics shifts the responsibility to the consumer, while industrial factory farming with all its excesses remains permitted and is de facto hardly controlled.
In this investigative book, Hannes Jaenicke, Germany's best-known environmentalist, actor and author of the "Spiegel" bestseller "Die große Volksverarsche", and journalist and best-selling author Fred Sellin expose the most brazen industrial and advertising lies, provide an insight into the scandalous practices of the industry and the public.They provide insight into the scandalous production conditions of animal foods and explain what consumers should know in order to make the right choice when shopping and before eating.