Rafael Mellim

Big Food: The Power of Ultra-Processed Food Industries

In Brazil, while thousands of people suffer from diseases related to poor diet, the food and ultra-processed industries, which include savory products, frozen lasagna and soft drinks, have become one of the biggest barriers to the implementation of public policies that could facilitate the access to healthy food. Billion-dollar losses are paid with our own lives. In the documentary, different experts analyzed the power that these corporations in the ultra-processed food and beverage sector hold, on a national and international level, and warned about their dangerous relationships with public authorities.