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Most of us don't know where our food comes from, how it's made and at what cost. We don't know about the appalling conditions that many workers endure to produce it cheaply, the long hours and low rates of pay they offer and the damaging effects on the communities and environment where the foods are produced.
In Blood, Sweat and Takeaways, six young fast food junkies will embark on a grueling month-long journey into a world they know nothing about, to discover the tough truth behind their fast food fixes.
During this immersive shock therapy, they'll have to work at every stage of the production process. Only by growing, rearing, harvesting, processing, preparing and cooking the foods will they truly discover what goes into getting it onto their plate and into their gob.
They'll also have to live and toil alongside the poorly paid workers, carrying out the most grim, physical, bloody tasks, living in appalling conditions and trying to survive on the wages. In taking on this challenge, the participants will also witness the effects these operations have on the local environment and culture.
Each episode will focus on a different food that's at the heart of many of our favourite processed and take-away meals.
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