American Experience: The Poison Squad

At the turn of the 20th century, government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley took on the nation's powerful food manufacturers to banish new and untested chemicals in foods that were threatening consumers' health. Meet the unsung hero whose pioneering, but controversial experiments led to the creation of U. S. consumer protection laws and the F.D.A. 2019/color/120 min/PG-13/widescreen.