Once a pesticide is banned in the United States for dangerous health and environmental effects, companies are still permitted to manufacture it for export only. This policy sends a message to the world that American lives are more valuable, yet ironically, these toxic pesticides come back to the US as residues on imported food in a circle of poison. CIRCLE OF POISON takes viewers across the globe to document the emotional stories of victims and the inspiring ways communities are fighting back.
"Highly Recommended. This unabashed documentary speaks to how the global agricultural industry's contamination of the soil, air, and water will have irreversible costs for humanity in the not so distant future… Circle of Poison is a bombardment of outrage-fueled condemnation. It is tightly focused on the human impact of pesticides…"
Education Media Reviews Online, Michael J. Coffta, Business Librarian, Bloomsburg Universi
