Secrets of our Food: The Hidden Ketchup Chronicles | ENDEVR Documentary

[@ENDEVRDocs]

The world’s most consumed fruit has an untold story. The industrialization of the humble tomato preceded the globalized economy that was to follow. It is now as much of a commodity as wheat, rice, or petrol. The tomato’s ability to create strongly identifiable products, such as ketchup, pizza sauce, soups, sauces, drinks, or frozen dishes is unbeatable. As early as 1897, ten years before Ford started to mass-produce cars, Heinz was already converting tomatoes into standardized cans of puree. They were one of the first companies to understand the power of branding.

[@fantasyflare]

I sincerely appreciate the depth and comprehensive view into this, great work

[@lilblackduc7312]

A hidden 'evil' in this fine documentary is possible advice on what food companies to invest in.🤔 😳

[@NurdRage777]

GMO

[@PazLeBon]

Yet ANYONE can grow tomatoes

[@recur9245]

Not really mate

[@arubaguy2733]

We used to grow 40-50 tomato plants from seed every year on our farm. Home-grown tomatoes don't need sugar or salt or anything added to make them delicious. Every year I canned about 50 quarts of 100% tomato sauce, plus enjoyed plenty of fresh slices and had many to give away to family and neighbors. We also grew basil, oregano, and onions for use in tomato sauces. Stuck in a condo now and only have space for 8 tomato plants in bags on the back porch, as the HOA doesn't allow gardens. It's OK, I'm 72 and don't have quite as much energy as I used to when I was gardening a 1,000 sq.ft. plot.

[@debjarvie-sexton1609]

Bless you...

[@8_x_9.]

DON'T EAT THE TOMATO SKIN.😮. IT CONTAINS A NATURAL PESTICIDE.😮. CAN BE HARMFUL FOR SOME PEOPLE.😱🤔. ⚠️.

[@kathyhirsch379]

What is HOA how can they tell you what to do in your garden 😮

[@kathyhirsch379]

Wow 64 % additives what a he'll 😮

[@Anna-wj2mx]

We'd all love if you let us know your secrets in how you grow them now All my love to you and wishing you every happiness Anna 🌺

[@paulazajac9155]

I am sick to learn of these abusive practices. I will spread the word! Thank you for your work.

[@carynmartin6053]

Ditto. Shared on newsfeed 🎉

[@ENDEVRDocs]

I just wrote a response elsewhere but you need to know this: because of people like you the world hasn’t gone completely down the toilet. Seriously. Keep sharing and stay curious. You guys rock.

[@salimsg]

Nothing can be done about it. Put yourself in the shoes of the producer, what would you do? The consumers are to be blamed too.

[@josephs4044]

Why do you think Whole Foods and Trader Joe's flourish?

[@allanparker20]

It's unfortunate but 5he entire industrial food market operates this way. If you really want to be disgusted , take a good look at animal flesh production " meat". The psychology of it and the all round immoral practice.

[@caladr9367]

This is why we need country of origin information on labels. If Heinz wants to use Chinese ingredients, they should have to include this info on the label.

[@MissEM1313]

I totally agree with you ⭐

[@20chocsaday]

And not just ”Produce of more than one country".

[@HobbyOrganist]

can be faked easily, like the way china forged the CARB certified flooring shipped to Lumber liquidators...

[@RUHappyATM]

I agree. Let the consumer decides how they want to spend their money.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

I do not purchase Heinz ketchup sauce. My family does not like sugary sweet tomato sauce of any kind. NOPE, NO THANKS.😳

[@drd6893]

I don’t even eat hienz, they have cut too many corners and stopped using real sugar, to use cheap and diabetic inducing high fructose corn syrup. Its not recognized by the body/ pancreas as sugar. So its not broken down as sugar. It builds up in the blood, putting blood sugar levels higher and higher, until you’re 30 with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Not just hienz, many products we eat have stopped using sugar to use the cheaper high fructose corn syrup. I won’t buy anything with that poison in it. I’m an epidemiologist, believe me or not, but just look at the obesity epidemic and diabetes epidemic and when sugar was sold out for high fructose corn syrup

[@carynmartin6053]

It's next to impossible today to find any products that don't contain high fructose corn syrup and soy additives, so discouraging 😮😢

[@Hannahcode1]

Right on drd. I feel exactly the same. Anyone over 50 years old knows how dramatically the world has changed and rapidly becoming a machine that could eventually destroy all life. Money is the root of all evil.

[@juliesmoochy3996]

Totally agree 👍 👏 👌

[@hp-cs7mx]

I am very grateful we grow sugar cane here in Australia. We hardly use corn syrup.

[@oldbattleaxe]

​@@carynmartin6053 make it, grow it, preserve it yourself. We have become lazy.

[@avatar-wc6jd]

So everyone who loves tomatoes needs to GROW THEIR OWN👍🏿💯💯💯

[@C-Culper4874]

I am working on processes 5 bushels of Romas out of my garden while I watch this.

[@avatar-wc6jd]

@@C-Culper4874 The skins of those tomatoes are quite thick..The Red Truss Tomatoes are soft skinned juicy n sweet

[@markrainford1219]

Doing similar myself. Sick of the sight of them now 😭@@C-Culper4874

[@lewislinzy3437]

It's EASY TO GROW TOMATOES! It just takes a little time and work to preserve them. You can get to know how on internet.

[@jowljawjean1]

Or buy the fair trade organic ones it they can afford to. The ones you grow yourself and eat straight off the plant taste the best

[@Mrs.LadeyBug]

Wow, excellent documentary! I’m not surprised it’s this bad. I’m so glad I grow and produce my own food as much as possible, and keep my eyes open to be aware of what’s going on in the world. Greed breeds inhumane behaviour. :(

[@bakedbean37]

It seems at times that greed is the epitome of human nature. It's certainly the predominant motive behind much of our species' efforts. Those breaking their backs in that effort you'd hardly consider greedy but the all powerful and greediest amongst us that drive those efforts are what define us as a species.

[@Mrs.LadeyBug]

@@bakedbean37 Yes. Well said. Another sad fact is the folks who work the hardest for the least pay are also usually the ones who have the least control over what they can consume, and have the least knowledge of how to eat and live for best health - and when they know, it’s near impossible to afford it. Life is not easy. I’m thankful to have grown up very “poor” but rural with healthy food to eat and generations of wisdom of homesteading to bring with me… and now ability to acquire healthy food that I know many cannot. I do what I am able to share both food and knowledge, with current health constraints. Peace to you.

[@bakedbean37]

@@Mrs.LadeyBug "Peace to you." Thank you for being you. X

[@jha5301]

not just greed, psychopaths, a whole different breed of humans that are taking over, and slowly eradicating us.

[@carynmartin6053]

All these documentaries are so well done and seem very unbiased!🎉😊

[@abrotherinchrist]

It's not just tomatoes. It's everything.

[@MYB11]

and its sickening... the greed

[@subgizer9244]

Yes. And the overwhelming amount of marriages between African Women, and Asian Men is strategic so that Asian children have dual citizenship and continue this practice on a greater scale. First, they borrow or purchase the rights to African soil and goods, but when these children grow up, they can become politicians in the African Society. The children are raised over in Asia so they can be "properly " groomed. China is playing chess.

[@VetvsWorld]

Fact. It’s sad.

[@MarkAspen_]

And not a word about gmo...

[@sugipulaboule9]

Don't listen to these goons. Pay CASH Everywhere you go, NO kard or phone payment whatsoever people. Ditch the phones and JUST SAY NOOO. Phones are tools to enslave humanity.

[@MemoryAmethyst]

When Heinz pulled out of Canada, we switched entirely to French’s for our condiments. Canadian tomatoes taste fantastic. Personally. I love it every time a foreign company pulls out. Canada needs to focus on her own food system and her own employment. I eat local as much as possible, even when it means less variety. I think it’s healthier to eat a cabbage or a local apple than it is to import oranges from far away.

[@sarahsokal]

Canadian tomatoes are delicious!! Fruits are smaller here but they pack loads of flavor and sweetness. We have clean water & land...... That changes contaminants 💯 %

[@8_x_9.]

Eastern European privately produced tomato is at least 3x better than the Canadian commercial one!!! 100% organic Canadian is great too.🎉😂❤.

[@John-jc4om]

I hear chinas air and soil are the cleanest lol the dirtiest!

[@gregrak9389]

@@John-jc4om They likely use human waste as fertilizer!!

[@sO_RoNerY]

I knew I made the right to switch to Frenchies. I already knew industries are like this.

[@bcanuck]

My grandfather worked for Jack Heinz in England during WWII. The company set up plants there to help alleviate the food shortages at that time. It saddens me to hear of the callous nature of the industry today.

[@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122]

Then who is Henry John Heinz?

[@bcanuck]

​siliconiusantogramaphantis2122 , Henry John Heinz founded the company in the late 1800's. After HJ died in 1919, his son Howard ran the company. In 1941, HJ's grandson Jack ran the company until 1966.

[@jekku4688]

@@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122 father of HEINZ ketchup, duh.

[@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122]

@@jekku4688 You should be in the Guinness Book for stating the obvious. The reason for my question went right over your head. Congratulations.

[@annettejohnson2683]

I am sick and tired of hearing what a virtuous, wonderful man Warren Buffett is. He would sell his own mother for the right price.

[@lellyt2372]

I have a medical condition that requires a very limited and specific diet to prevent brain damage ( it is called PKU if anyone wants to know) and if I do not know exactly what is in my food, I can be damaged for the rest of my life. This is shocking that they can put things in and not declare it to the consumer. I don't know if the EU (where I live) allows that but I know there are many many hundreds if not 1000's of people in USA that have the same condition I was born with and this is terrifying!

[@CarolSchlick]

I’m sooo sorry! I had a brother born around 2 years before me who passed away from this disease/possibly something a little different (?). (This was in the late ‘60’s) He only lived a few weeks. I continue to wonder what having a one and only brother would’ve been like. My sisters and I are so sad not having him in our lives. I will pray for comfort, healing and peace for you 🩷🩷🩷

[@patrickpafarnis5798]

Well, from origin I also come from Europe, and believe me the eu (not with capitals) allowed genetic manipulation. Now they already want us to eat insects, prepare yourself for worse.

[@ManIsKind369]

The medical industry in the US is another industry that steals from humanity by administering sick-care instead of health-care. The medical industry has no ambitions to provide cures but would rather manage diseases for profit. Why cure someone when you can have a sick customer for LIFE. There is no diseases….there is only diss-ease in the body when you eat non-human foods. 95% of the food in grocery stores are NOT Human-Foods….that is why diss-ease is so rampant in our society. While you might be able to survive on these Frankenstein-foods, you will surely never thrive. Seek out Dr Morse if you want to heal and stop managing your dis-ease ✨

[@KovietUnionDefector]

Yes the EU does allow ingredients to be left off. If it says contains skimmed milk powder expect a whole raft of non declared ingredients.

[@aileenthorne4656]

I had done my academic research and paper base on this same topic and found so many flaws in the food industry which was my main thesis “ DECEPTIVE MARKETING “. Supply Chain and Logistics are a major problem and the FDA just overlooks because of so many bribery and corruption. Facts!!

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Some call the FDA the Fraud & Deception Agency. I just wonder why ... 🤔

[@allanparker20]

I would love to read your thesis.

[@quangml23]

I would like to read your paper. Could you share it

[@isabelstuckey3335]

I agree with you. Supply chain and logistics, are billionaire companies, and they don't care about anyone. They only care about making their billions.

[@isabelstuckey3335]

I don't eat much store bought tomatoes or anything that is made with tomatoes. It's best for people to be self sufficient. Grow your own tomatoes and other vegetables, and fruit.

[@work2gather]

I had no idea the tomato business was like this. I am glad I watched this video. The tomato products I assumed were made in the USA under civilized production processes will never be the same for me either.

[@pastryshack551]

You think it's made in the USA, but you are wrong, very little is made by the USA, have you seen the farms that are owned by the chinese? They are producing foods for the world including tomato sauce. That's why some politicians ate against the farmland they are buying up

[@needmoreramsay]

WOW !!! The translator guy is actually pushing back against the plant manager ! Great to see someone that passionate about the subject matter.

[@snuffle2269]

But did you notice of the two women watching the computer screens, one was of Hispanic origin and one was Caucasian. I noticed that California entrepreneur drove an old car. Perhaps he had a huge yacht, maybe not. I traveled many times up the Imperial Valley in CA from LA to Sacramento where all this goes on of. What amazed me was the energy plants that burn the brown vines for energy to operate these plants. The country (and world) is fed and prices are competitive between Chinese, Italian and American producers.

[@patriciacarlyle9456]

@@snuffle2269the car is a classic. Probably worth more now than when it was manufactured

[@swisstroll3]

This is why salsa now outsells ketchup in the US, and good salsa is fresh, not paste based. It is why I prefer tomato pie to pizza. Pizza is a WWII product made from tomato paste at a time when fresh tomatoes were less available. It is why locally grown tomatoes (especially heirloom) taste so much better than supermarket tomatoes. It’s also why so many people grow their own tomatoes.

[@davidiand7]

I stopped eating tomato sauce because of the sugar content but now I am really glad I did, great documentary! I will now check all the jars of Italian pasta sauces and every can of tomatoes. I don’t have the space or the climate to grow my own. I can go without and buy locally grown vegetables which grow in my climate.

[@christinerewell9954]

It's called tomato sauce in the UK !

[@annedonnellan6876]

G i y

[@CBBC435]

We should all try hard to buy locally.

[@RachelTribbiani]

Didn't they say that these ingredients aren't listed on the labels?

[@engc4953]

I make my own marinara sauce without any sugar or sweeteners from my own tomatoes and use it as a base for seafood sauce, ketchup and much more. When I run out I buy local greenhouse tomatoes in winter, some are really good.

[@philippickles693]

Heinz closed the ketchup plant in southern Ontario so they can make it elsewhere cheaper. Thankfully, a Canadian company has reopened the plant and they only use local tomatoes..

[@stacyketner]

Thank you for letting us know, I felt so sad for that whole town , half the population lost their jobs!!! the way that company closed it and destroyed families was so awful.

[@patriciacole8773]

Please pray and consider the fourth commandment KJV reminds us of Genesis 2:2&3. Jesus is our example. EVEN the forty days after His resurrection.

[@bernoch1113]

I live in Grimsby, Ontario. We only buy French’s ketchup now. It tastes as nice as Heinz if not better.

[@philippickles693]

No name Ketchup comes from the old ED Smith plant in Stoney Creek.. I find it to be pretty good... and Heinz has realized that they should produce in Ontario again so the tomato paste for Ketchup will be produced in leamington and shipped to Montreal to make Ketchup.​@bernoch1113

[@carriecochenour1690]

As it should be.

[@Eric-zo8wo]

0:18: 🍅 A documentary explores the tomato sauce industry and its global reach. 10:09: 🍅 China's tomato industry has become the second largest in the world, led by the state-owned company Kafko Tunhei Group. 16:40: 🍅 Heinz Ketchup was a pioneering technology and consumer product that became a symbol of American culture. 25:33: 🍅 China has become the world's largest exporter of tomato concentrate, thanks to the transfer of technology from Italy. 31:07: 🌽 Farm workers in the agricultural industry face exploitation and food insecurity despite their vital contribution to producing agricultural wealth. 38:11: 🍅 Chinese tomato-based product exporter uses deceptive packaging and additives to lower manufacturing costs. 45:39: 🌍 Chinese manufacturers are relocating their production to African countries to benefit from cheaper labor. Recap by Tammy AI

[@MarkAspen_]

China China China. Where they talk about American GMO?

[@aileenthorne4656]

China 🇨🇳 continues to control the world GDP and would violate international law to profit.

[@critterscute3642]

Corporate greed has no shame. Never did. Never will. People don’t count, employees don’t count, only profit

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

Doesn't mean we should give up trying to improove things. Become a conscious consumer!

[@karlmiller7395]

​@@ane-louisestampe7939you can't improve on something that has been perfected you can only make it worse and that's exactly what they are doing.... And how can you be a conscious consumer when you have four company with the same ideals of making money selling you the same thing.... You should try being conscious because you are definitely sleepwalking😢

[@carynmartin6053]

That's exactly where this country's industries are all headed, if not already there!😮😢

[@iam1smiley1]

Build a better model then ;)

[@simongitu7311]

Very true

[@Hee-o1p]

Ketchup will never taste the same from now on, thank you for this rich documentary.

[@GeorgeRuffner-iy7bm]

Not only that but I will have to look at the information on the bottle of ketchup and see what it reads!!! 🤬👾

[@fisheater844]

The big message here is for individuals to by local fresh food in season, if no one bought imported fruit and vegetables stores wouldn’t sell it. You will pay more but money will stay in local communities .

[@jamoore144]

I agree! That’s so heartfelt.

[@CatMom5050]

Easier said than done. It depends on where you live. Where I live in Canada, we have winter for half the year. Our growing season is May to September. Frost usually starts in October and we can get snow from October to April. I buy local food when it is available in the summer. In the winter, it's pretty difficult and produce usually doubles in price.

[@CatMom5050]

Also, I grow my own lettuce, green beans, peas, chard, and herbs in my apartment.

[@danielwilson1105]

Ya nyam fish bwoy?

[@PazLeBon]

stop saying 'local' thats total rubbish. there is good local or bad local, 'local' is not the imperative', good' is :)

[@combatduckie]

i grew up on a farm in Bavaria, Germany, the tomatoes my parents grew in the 1970s and 1980s there tasted TOTALLY, and i mean TOTALLY different from what you can buy in stores in 2023, so much more flavorful......let alone the canned stuff. I unfortunately do not own a garden - but if i ever manage to get to a house with garden, i ll definitely grew my own tomatoes and make my own ketchup. etc

[@annefricker8474]

I hope you do. Wishing this for you.

[@puritaparis2906]

Im wondering why the tomatoes i bought can last a month or few weeks and still ok. While if i pluck some in our garden it wont keep for a week

[@ankaontravel9747]

all seeds are genetically modified and come from one base in Israel😆

[@wandapowell4003]

They have taken the flavor out of our food in the USA also.i grew up on a farm in pa. and we grew our own food. I notice now when I buy produce it rots much quicker also. Our fda does nothing to protect us as our food is mostly contaminated.

[@chrisphillips6106]

Tomato sauce will never taste the same for me again. That is true for almost all food these days. When you know what these industries get away with, it is hard to swallow. Big business cares more for profits than people. It is a really sad fact of life. It is great to see so many smaller organic co-ops starting up producing great products and still treating their staff fairly.

[@genemaughan1046]

This is eye opening. I don't doubt this is happening to other products too.

[@critterscute3642]

Food fraud is everywhere

[@almedhamorton4369]

China owns 1 of four pigs in the USA. They own Smithfield Farms , which owns multiple brands in the USA. Plus they've been buying up the milk "trade" in the USA.

[@carynmartin6053]

​@@almedhamorton4369scary to realize the extent of the corporate greed in our world 😮

[@ENDEVRDocs]

😮 you know, I still find facts like this shocking despite knowing what we already know

[@ENDEVRDocs]

They’re clever that way: from industry to industry, it’s in reality one huge corporation under which several smaller brands and companies live. They think they can fool all of the people. But they can’t. And it’s up to the ones who make an effort to know what’s really going on, to spread the word. We aren’t going to bring down these huge corporations but we can make it harder for them and hold them to some standards. Anyways. You all here watching are awesome because you’re the reason the world hasn’t gone completely down the toilet.

[@mrlucasftw42]

I have to say - very impressive you got high quality interviews of major players - including great work in China.

[@futurefolk9919]

Just makes me want to grow more of my own tomatoes and produce my own products. Wow.

[@GenerationJonesi]

Tomatoes, like most fruits at the grocery store, don't even taste that good anymore. We grow our own.

[@ImsunaSong-gw2gs]

Wow! Fascinating...and horrible at the same time. I too feel differently now about this industry and will be changing my own consumption of tomato products. Thank you!

[@everythingmatters6308]

Thank you for this excellent documentary. I grow most of my own tomatoes and am determined to vote with my fork even more so after watching.

[@snuffle2269]

Early 1970s I worked for a company attempting to make larger and larger Wiped Film Evaporators for the American tomato industry for the removal of water without extreme heat on the delicate tomato. Early 2000 I had friends in the California tomato industry. This film is eye opening.

[@PazLeBon]

the wiped film?

[@joannedavis1991]

What is wiped film?

[@LumieSoucek-r2t]

My husband is from Senegal, West Africa. He uses a lot of tomato paste when cooking. I live alone now. I'm no longer buying manufactured products. I plant all agriculture food that I want to eat as much as possible. I drink tea from my backyard, no sugar. I don't drink coffee. No soda and no juice either. Tea from my property and well water.

[@Bellabaddi]

What happened to him…and what good is life without a mate or children? I know a lot of people that never had anyone, had a lot of money and property and then died relatively young. Their families come out of the woodwork to fight for the scraps.

[@LumieSoucek-r2t]

@@Bellabaddi He went home to Senegal on June 2017 and went missing according to US Embassy in Senegal. He went home to pickup a settlement fund in the amount of 420 billion frank from Senegal government. He also went home to sell some inheritance farm land. His name is Babacar Niang. He is a lawyer that won a 19 years case against his government of Senegal for Squatting land. His case was highly publicized in Senegal.

[@thurgooddukes7381]

Very thorough and informative documentary about tomatoes! The Chinese guy ,"the general " is a tyrant! And he's teaching his son how to become an even bigger tyrant in the continent of Africa, in the end I believe that money will become a curse for them.

[@archangel9999999999]

Bann them all ! Put them in jail ! This is illegal and lies to public health!

[@annesummers09]

Vote with your dollars. Don't expect gov to do anything for you. Never have, never will.

[@adriansedillo3426]

The love of money is the root of all evil.

[@moonstar7775]

And those billionaires will be judged someday.

[@catherinepraus8635]

Turns them into Gollum real fast

[@bro7269]

There are so many industries like this. Sugar, batteries, gold, diamonds, iPhones, textiles, not to mention nearly all agriculture. We can choose to boycott all these industries but we’d all be starving and naked.

[@Da-Sheek]

I never eat Heinz because it has the high fructose corn syrup in it. To see they are also adding other ingredients without putting it on the label really makes me mad. The FDA is a joke here in the states. Support your local farmers whenever possible. For the under paid workers, I know its hard right now but at least they will transition into another field of work eventually which is good in the long term and for the next generation so they wont be slaves forever in this industry, let the machines do the hard work.

[@sidehop]

Corporations: It's not fraud if its not illegal. Of course, thats why lobbyists, bribes, and paying fines is far cheaper than what they can profit by cheating consumers.

[@magpie1492]

If you can't grow your own, your only choice is to spend more and buy certified italian tomato brands, such as Mutti. This explains why the true Italian brands taste so much better than a generic supermarket product.

[@jamoore144]

That’s interesting and awesome to know. Thank you.

[@PazLeBon]

and spanish who produce more tomatoes,many in huge eco greenhouses

[@mandycastle9042]

I live in Italy and grow my own tomatoes in our small garden. In winter, we always us Mutti products. We have found them to be the best quality of what is available in our area

[@cedriclynch]

There is an Indian brand of tomato ketchup that has a flash on the label saying "Made with 100% Real tomatoes". This leaves open the possibility that it could also contain some that are not.

[@ManIsKind369]

In the US, a bottle of spring water only needs to contain 10% spring water in order for it to be labeled Spring Water. However, if a bottle says 100% Spring Water, then it should contain just spring water…..not to mention the added “phalates” that are there from the plastic. I wish glass would become king again.

[@rolfhoffmann4294]

Yo jack what are you on??

[@voidninja9134]

What you buy name in organic ain't even organic all of you getting duped by name of organic label...

[@Tarot.of.Cups69]

I did a taste test in school over Heinze ketchup. Everyone choose the no name brand over Heinze thinking it was Heinze. Lol 😂😂😂

[@Richard-me2pq]

The only risk about so-called, local farmer's markets is that some venders will buy from wholesalers, sell at retail; and, try to pass their produce off as locally grown. Also, seed catalog companies are in bed with agri-corporations to produce hybrid strains of tomato seeds/plants.

[@niranjanpaul2176]

Gmo nightshade

[@suziecreamcheese211]

The tomato has gone full circle, from being considered toxic back to being considered toxic again.

[@chriskat646]

The tomato itself is still not toxic, it is what is put into it.

[@ahassanization]

We need a systemic Adjustment. Our current form of Capitalism is Unsustainable... Benefits FEW at the expense of MANY..

[@Kimdino1]

Think the various options through completely and there is no sustainable form of capitalism. Except, maybe, one that involves reducing the global population to single figures. Even then I see pitfalls.

[@iHelpSolveIt]

Taxes. Tax the profits that dont get plowed back into the public purse.

[@drunkcoffee6392]

when there are more and more people prefering BUYING food instead of GROWing their own food, there will be more chances for this things happening.

[@jamoore144]

Yes I agree or to buy locally at least.

[@PazLeBon]

@@jamoore144 local is just not that simple, there is good local and bad local obviously :)

[@daus6035]

That sounds amazing but not all of us have a back yard to grow fruit and vegetables

[@GeorgeMonet]

I'm sure it is super easy for people to grow all the food they need in their tiny studios in NYC.

[@Thetimecapsuletx]

After watching this, I ran to my pantry to read a few labels. Some actually says “grown in the USA”. Some say “cooked in the USA”. Some say nothing. I’ll be reading those labels for now on.

[@elifuentes7070]

Same. Only grown in America for this consumer.

[@stephendey5576]

I really liked the young man singing the Asian version of "the blues".

[@benediktmorak4409]

You should rather investigate the FRENCH Agri and Chemical/Fertilizer Conglomerates. What they did with a humble product that has been made and is been used by gardeners since many a year. The simple - Stinging nettle slurry -. There are a few clips on the net. What kind of problems local french producers are facing from those giants. And they are NOT Chinese. Those are FRENCH companies...

[@edithruff224]

Thank you for opening my eyes about what people have to go through for me to have tomato products.

[@moosa9850]

Thanks for the rerun. It's been a year since I watched this documentary.

[@accabreogilvie2537]

Thanks!

[@jirajira2872]

I will make my own paste from now. thanks for a great documentary. 🙏

[@AmandainGeorgia]

When I make my tomato sauce, I roast them and put them through a food mill. The seeds and skins are trapped in the food mill, and I take that mixture and spread it thin on a silicone or other flexible baking sheet and dry it in my oven on low until it is crispy but not burned, sometimes 24 hours. Then I grind that in a spice grinder into powder. That powder is tomato gold. I mix it with water to make tomato paste, and it’s great, because I only make as much as I need and the rest keeps well on the shelf in a zip bag.

[@incanada83]

@@AmandainGeorgia I use similar process but I never keep it (or anything else that's dehydrated) in zip bags because they "breathe".

[@GeorgeRuffner-iy7bm]

That's correct! 👾

[@allan4900]

Yes I grow my own and I buy local plum tomatoes and process into tomato sauce, taste better than store bought that's for sure.

[@isabelsavarain1342]

This past years I investigate all the food I consume, but not idea why I didn’t think of tomatoe sauce 😮Thank you from the bottom of my heart♥️🙏🏻is an eye opening. Is sad to see this just because it makes us realise that we can not trust anything anymore 😣 God bless you 🙏🏻♥️

[@James-mw7zv]

I don't eat tomato sauce nor ketchup yet I found this interesting

[@hocuspocus67]

The guy who pushes his way to save every second on every process is the worst kind of people that exists.

[@genossinwaabooz4373]

Time-Motion Theory. My boss told me, in early 1990-something.

[@ryanlorance6168]

💯

[@davidjma7226]

IT lunatic. The systems they design, implement and measure need few people. He doesn't really like people - they get in the way of his 'system'. He will appoint AI as his chief executive - then realise he has appointed a sociopath. Can you imagine going on holiday with a guy like that? Obsessive woth a personality disorder by the look of it..

[@needmoreramsay]

I literally came here to the comments to say EXACTLY what you said !! There's something not right about the way he talks about saving 7 seconds/truck, how he never satisfied because the process isn't perfect. It's weird, compulsive and manic and you can see the insanity in his eyes.

[@rambachimanchi5279]

So I presume that you like paying more for the sauce then.

[@lilytea3]

0:18: 🍅 The story of the global tomato industry and its impact on different regions. 10:31: 🍅 The tomato industry has evolved from being feared as toxic to becoming a multi-billion dollar industry, with China now being a major player. 17:49: 💰 The Heinz company, owned by billionaire Warren Buffett, closed its largest plant in North America, leaving nearly 1,000 employees unemployed. 26:23: 🍅 Chinese tomato concentrate is reconditioned in Italy and exported worldwide, with California being a major supplier. 36:03: 🍅 The tomato industry is driven by competition and cost-cutting measures, leading to mechanization and job losses. 40:54: 🍅 The Chinese tomato industry has grown rapidly and is now competing with Italy in producing tomato sauce, particularly in the African market. 47:50: 🍅 The tomato industry in Africa has been negatively impacted by free trade and imports, leading to the closure of local factories and farmers seeking opportunities in Europe. Recap by Tammy AI

[@Ida-Adriana]

Thanks 😊

[@RSSPURS1]

❤

[@PazLeBon]

Spain is a big exporter and hugely greener :)

[@baycast]

Thank you for this video. I don't use the products but it was still compelling viewing. It beggars belief what the capitalists of the world will do to make more profit. I am appalled and i certainly didn't realise that China was so heavily involved in this market.

[@humbawena]

Chinese are in every market , you cannnot even boycott them , cant get anythning else osmetimes ., these companies would have been rich even if they paid more to their workers, humans ugh

[@stephenc8956]

I'm not anti-capatilism, but I am against global corporatism, unfettered greed at the expense of people and jobs...

[@aileenthorne4656]

Well you know now because China 🇨🇳 has always been the biggest threat to world GDP (gross domestic product), and they tend to conquer the norm and more reason they are in Africa. They are more LAWLESS than Russia 🇷🇺 why they support each other.

[@llee4225]

Unfortunately not just tomatoes, the whole agricultural industry is based on sub minimum wage and low price to farmers. The price gets marked up through the whole chain of resellers, processors, producers, distributors, wholesellers, and stores.

[@budsak7771]

The China Show shows how the Chinese will do whatever they are able to get away with but their latest show talked about a saying "If you can cheat, then cheat". While they say all Chinese aren't consumed by this frame of mind there are enough people who do, which produces the results seen in all their industries.

[@violetviolet888]

Don't blame the Chinese. They do what the customer dictates. Matt and Winston are into sensationalism because it gets them listeners. Go deeper.

[@budsak7771]

@@violetviolet888 Didn't blame anything on the Chinese.

[@mawi1172]

So yes, we SHOULD ALL grow some of our own food. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@DonnaMM6361]

Not necessarily. But, we should all research where our food is sourced from. I have made ketchup from tomatoes I picked at a farm. Supporting your local farmers is more important than growing your own when you are likely not able to grow enough to feed your family.

[@PazLeBon]

@@DonnaMM6361 that obviously depends on the farmer. they have destroyed and poisoned our lands and people for decades, they cant all sudddenly be the good guys

[@Lousy_Bastard]

If everyone did that you can bet your bottom dollar the governments would step in a make it illegal, they do not want you outside of the system.

[@WendyHannan-pt7ez]

We can’ t always grow our own, however I’d prefer to buy produce grow in my own country. 😉

[@UriahCooley-n6r]

So everyone who loves tomatoes needs to GROW THEIR OWN. So yes, we SHOULD ALL grow some of our own food. .

[@rok1475]

Apparently you don’t understand that a large portion of the population lives in cities and don’t have access to land…

[@wisdomakabondo4690]

I tried to add tomato ketchup to my family diet but we developed gastritis. I only use fresh tomatoes now

[@mvblitzyo]

Am amazing story that should be shared thank you and all the fellow humans who took part in the process of making this video for what it is most of thanks for sharing your story Joe

[@sidehop]

Tomatoes are so easy to grow like potatoes! We only have tomtatoes but in a small pot and grows enough to have some each week.

[@jackwilliams3343]

We all need this encouragement. Thank you

[@PazLeBon]

@@jackwilliams3343 a child of 6 understands this tho

[@PazLeBon]

not quite like potatoes, tomatoes are a fruit of course that grow on a tree :)

[@AngelieWhite]

Thx for showing this documentary ENDEVR! In the U.S., where is the FDA to restrict this illegal activities?

[@elifuentes7070]

What illegal activities in the US are you talking about?

[@ClaytonHardee]

Excellent documentary, appreciate you sharing it with us.

[@user-zk8ed4kd2b]

I saw the original film,Empire of Red Gold. I had been wondering why all the jarred tomato sauces were no longer tasting good. Now I'm forced to buy organic, imported Italian canned tomatoes to make my sauce or to buy tomatoes to do it, which is very expensive. I use organic, Cento San Marzano tomatoes. There's nothing in the cans besides the tomatoes with their organic version.

[@rosesperfumelace]

Grocery store tomatoes are horrible. I grew up in the early 1970's eating my grandfather's home grown tomatoes. We used to pick them and eat them like apples. The flavor was wonderful. The tomatoes now, in store, are tasteless. Especially the hydroponic ones. I just can't eat them. If you can find heirloom seeds online, buy them. The secret to growing tomatoes is plenty of manure and grown in full sun and a hot environment. And use wooden stakes to tie up the vines.

[@jf8414]

Excellent documentary. Truly an eye opener. Now I want to make my own. You don't use a product but you are one of the worlds largest producers of that product. We truly don't know where our food is coming from. Labels does not count. Thank you for this knowledge.

[@susanmercurio1060]

You might like the book Fancy Pantry

[@thorick590]

How can a nation that doesn't eat tomatoes get involved in the tomato industry in a big way ? Well, Christmas Tree Lights aren't big in China either but where did your Christmas Tree Lights come from ? All the money spent on cheap Christmas Tree Lights will be coming back our way as Chinese munitions fired at us if we stand in the way of Taiwan.

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Excellent documentary 💯💯👏👏👏

[@daklakdigital3691]

I stopped eating Heinz when they killed the Ontario tomato industry. These days there is no ketchup in my house. Free trade is a workers enemy.

[@isabelsavarain1342]

You just inspire me to grow my own tomatoes 🍅 so I can make my own tomatoe sauce ❤🙏🏻

[@rsrinivasanramanujam6133]

Excellent research and content. Appreciate the exposure of politics and business idea exploitation behind a single product Tomato sauce. Good work. Keep going.

[@mberigan]

What an excellent documentary. I had no idea that tomatoes were the red gold of China. When I lived in the USA I often had my own small production of tomatoes for eating fresh and for canning. It was part of a larger plan to try to always know where my food came from and buy directly from producers whenever possible. Now that I live in Brazil, while I try to do somewhat the same by buying my produce from local producers, so many items are simply not produced here (like locally produced organic tomatoes). I've been inspired to figure out a way to grow my tomatoes again, somehow.

[@mickgatz214]

I guess on a Global Scale, we really don''t know what we actually consuming anymore... 😂

[@Over60sowhat]

Super interesting! Thank you for posting!

[@jacki6301]

So much for food allergies. Soy additives to produce a lower quality product.

[@combatduckie]

i was aware of the Chinese toamto stuff in German stores (and other canned fruit n veggies from China) - I always look on the label of cans and check whether it explicitly states "made from tomatoes GROWN and canned in Italy "(or France etc), if ithe country is NOT mentioned on the can, it s guaranteed to come from China! And we know how little Chinese care about healthy, genuine and pesticides etc.....

[@rcristy]

This channel is so underated.

[@violetviolet888]

@rchristi761: This channel just re-broadcasts from other channels. This documentary originally aired Mar 15, 2022 on the Java Discover channel.

[@rcristy]

@@violetviolet888 didn't know that. Thank you🙏

[@nonamehere-y2t]

How this person managed to interview all the dusgusting egos of the industry is a wonder. Everytime the screen shows ketchup splatter is when i imagined these "egos" being crushed beneath my feet. Tread tread ...

[@richardmorgan6105]

This system will last as long as we allow. Please buy local!

[@n.b.p.davenport7066]

We grow tomatoes in our garden in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, we plant them very quick and we freeze them good for sauce, we have a greenhouse we try growing all winter but no good. The ones you buy in a store or horrible😢

[@chapter4444]

If you aren't aware, the origins of ketchup actually started in Asia as a fish based sauce. It traveled across Europe being altered to eventually become tomato based sauce. Heinz took it on and mass produced it in a stable manner. Before, it was hard to store and went bad quickly.

[@ppss.6302]

It takes no gardening expertise to grow more tomatoes than you know what to do with.

[@laurachristianson1688]

Expertise is nothing compared to horticultural needs of the crop. For tomatoes is hot weather, plenty of water, and most importantly a day of full sun, not always possible if you live where there are lots of trees…

[@Cityhomesteaders727]

@@laurachristianson1688Learn to eat regionally and in season as much as possible. Also, grow lights are not that expensive. Shop lights will also work.

[@laurachristianson1688]

@@Cityhomesteaders727 hate to be a bit of a smart aleck, but that would mean the only things I could eat 7 months or of the year would be pumpkins, squash, maybe some potatoes and apples….not so much of a well rounded vegetable diet. Oh and I’ll save you the time where you recommend to take up canning stuff….not exactly a healthy option either, besides being time and cost prohibitive. Grow lights do quite well to keep tropical plants inside over the winter months, but they are nowhere near the quality of actual sunlight most summer crops need, as well as once again indoor temps and humidity are still not sufficient in a household environment 😐🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@Cityhomesteaders727]

@@laurachristianson1688 not saying you have to or even can do this, but I work 12 hr night shifts, garden ,can, freeze, and have a grow tent in my basement with lights, and reflective walls made from cheap emergency blankets. Works great. Also, I buy organic produce in bulk when in season to put up if my gardens doesn’t produce enough. Guess it all depends on your commitment level to avoid toxic Chinese food and products. For me, it’s important for the health of my family.

[@PazLeBon]

@@laurachristianson1688 its a healthy diet tho , that skinda the point, choice is spoiled maybe

[@mohamedsiddiq155]

A well compiled documentary. I watched it from beginning to the end.

[@privacyvalued4134]

34:50 That plant operation looks like an explosion hazard waiting to happen. When you go for brutal efficiency, safety tends to take a backseat. I'm looking forward to the day that one of those tanks ruptures and releases an explosion of tomato product. The resulting USCSB video will be _amazing_.

[@carynmartin6053]

Yikes, just like their clothing factory fires that killed so many innocent workers!😢

[@susanmercurio1060]

That would only hurt the workers

[@debjarvie-sexton1609]

My Great Grandmothers recipe was similar except we boil blanche first coring stem end and making an x on bottom. Fork in top end and hopd in boiling water until skins fold back. Put in cold water and peel while warm. Run through food mill. Simmer with spices until thick. Add cider vinegar until desired tartness... Grandpop would fill glass soda pop bottles then cork them... They were stored in their basement pantrt always 54 degrees... Its delicious... Canning jars or reusing commercial jars are fine...enjoy

[@Momoka7]

36:12 "Layoff more, earn more". That is similar to the other nonsensical capitalism principle: growth. Never-ending growth can not be achieved on a finite earth. And here with workers, you will have issues to sell merchandise if literally every producer that produces anything only employs 90 people. Who will buy all those products, if most people have no job? There was a time, when companies paid a fair salary so their workers could offer the products they produced. But of course nowadays every ounce of profit has to be sucked out, so the owners and the stockholders can have a big payday, the CEOs and other Management can have huge salaries. This all is unsustainable, that is why the industry keeps changing up while destroying non-recyclable materials(think world wide transport, or materials non-essential in products to save manpower, time or money) in an effort to save money. 41:14 I fully agree with Juan Jose Amezaga, they should be forced to tell the customer on the label what is in the can. 100%

[@mdb1239]

Interesting and informative. Thank you.

[@pamwalmsley1865]

The plant closing in lemington was the reason I switched to French’s ketchup

[@dMi_mi]

Very good documentary 👀 I learned a lot today, Thank You. 😌💖

[@heenanyou]

I smiled every time they showed the factory owner or an image of him with a cigarette in his mouth.

[@TheNemocharlie]

Fortunately, in the UK we don't use to-may-toes, we only have to-maa-toes, so none of this is a problem. More seriously, when I started watching this I honestly thought it was an April Fool's joke, especially when "The General” turned up. Assuming it's all true, it's absolutely sickening - all of it - especially the global food company's involvement, without who none of it would be possible. I notice how one comment is about China making Christmas lights they don't use themselves, but perhaps Christmas crackers would be a better example, just because you don't use them doesn't mean you can't make them is his argument. That's a load of codswallop - we're talking about food, not irrelevant optional s**t we don't need, only want. Food security is essential, as the UK learnt in WW2 when we were nearly starved into submission by the U-boats, and had rationing imposed from 1940 - 1949. To give a flavour of what this meant, the egg ration was 1 egg person per week. Sugar ration was less than one can of Mountain Dew per day. Ironically, after the war, the population had never been more fit and healthy.

[@PazLeBon]

so you say ;)

[@annwilliams6438]

There was also massively less IBS as there weren’t as many wheat products.

[@Piper7cub]

If Africa was doing well before, growing their own tomatoes, processing their own tomatoes, why in the world did they let another country come in with their own tomatoes? Hasn't anyone learned anything?

[@PJ-si2po]

As a student in late 60's I had worked in Leamington Ont. picking tomatoes Since Buffet bought Heinz, I never bought Heinz products I buy now French's products that are from south Ontario that are a lot better quality

[@imtired2983]

Just because you’re trusted , doesn’t mean you’re honest.

[@mikenichols3849]

imagine how different italian cuisine would be today if the tomato for one hadn't been brought from the americas to europe. or indian, thai food without peppers, let alone corn which feeds millions the world over. not to forget the potato as well.

[@fenrirgg]

The world's food before the XVI century must be awful 😢

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

And this is a part of why I grow all my own tomatoes. I've just canned up 40 pints for the year.

[@rhondasmith7413]

Yep! Grow and process my own.

[@MegaKg9]

Great reporting 👏