In 2001 Barbara Kowalcyk's 2-year old son died after contracting E. coli O157:H7 from a hamburger. The tragedy of his death propelled her into a life of food-safety activism. She started the non-profit Center for Foodborne Illness and continues to lobby Congress for an improved food safety system.
Her fight is chronicled in the film Food Inc. Evan is hosting a Q&A with producer Elise Perlstein on Saturday, June 13 at 7:30 pm at the Nuart Theater.