This investigative docuseries shows how negligence and deceit in the production and marketing of popular consumer items can result in dire outcomes.
4 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2019
Rating
6.1/10
22 votes • HD
People
Episodes
Episode 1 • Nov 27, 2019
Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.
Episode 2 • Nov 27, 2019
Initially designed for adult use, vaping has addicted teens to nicotine, thanks to hipster ads by startups like Juul. Now Big Tobacco's cashing in.
Episode 3 • Nov 27, 2019
Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.
Episode 4 • Nov 27, 2019
Corporations market single-use plastic products as recyclable. In fact, much plastic recycling ends up as landfill — or on beaches in Southeast Asia.
