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This investigative docuseries shows how negligence and deceit in the production and marketing of popular consumer items can result in dire outcomes.

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Season 1

7.4/10134 votes
Recycling Sham
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2019
Corporations market single-use plastic products as recyclable. In fact, much plastic recycling ends up as landfill — or on beaches in Southeast Asia.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.1/10151 votes
Big Vape
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/2019
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.5/10172 votes
Makeup Mayhem
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/27/2019
Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
4.6/10221 votes
Deadly Dressers
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/2019
Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown