I really like hamburgers and French fries, and I don’t consider myself some kind of gourmand. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
It’s possible to go to the market, buy good ingredients, and make yourself a healthy meal for less than it costs to buy a value meal at McDonald’s. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
Fast food chains spend a large amount of marketing to get the attention of children. People form their eating habits as children so they try to nurture clients as youngsters. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
The fast-food industry is in very good company with the lead industry and the tobacco industry in how it tries to mislead the public, and how aggressively it goes after anybody who criticizes its business practices. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America’s major cultural exports. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
The importance of recalls is to show that contaminated meat is getting out the door. And when you look at these recalls, in many ways the most disturbing thing about these recalls is how little of the meat actually winds up back at the plant. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
I can understand why a single parent, working two jobs, would find it easier to stop at McDonald’s with the kids rather than cook something from scratch at home. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
Yes, a cheeseburger and fries is probably my favourite meal. But I don’t eat ground beef anymore. Eric Schlosser Read Quote
I was introduced to the world of modern food production in the mid-1990s, while researching an article about California’s strawberry industry for the ‘Atlantic Monthly.’ Eric Schlosser Read Quote