Eric Schlosser Quotes

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Eric Schlosser

Profession : Journalist

Birth : August 17, 1959

Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that's where an interesting conversation begins.

Eric Schlosser

Fast food is popular because it's convenient, it's cheap, and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu.

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One might expect that the families of murder victims would be showered with sympathy and support, embraced by their communities. But in reality they are far more likely to feel isolated, fearful, and ashamed, overwhelmed by grief and guilt, angry at the criminal-justice system, and shunned by their old friends.

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Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat.

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I'm just angry at the sort of things that are winding up in ground beef. I'm angry that other people - mainly children - are going to be sickened by eating a hamburger.

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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.

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McDonald's revolutionized fast food. They introduced a way to eat food without knives, forks or plates. Most fast foods can be eaten while steering the wheel of a car and the restaurants are usually drive through.

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Firstly, should we be selling and buying irradiated meat? I think that's up to the consumer, ultimately. But the second point is, this irradiated meat should be clearly and unmistakably labeled as irradiated meat.

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By the way, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons.

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Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports.

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I'm a huge supporter of animal rights - and I've been an outspoken critic of the cruelties routinely inflicted on livestock at factory farms. But it really bothers me that the mistreatment of pigs and chickens and cows seems to attract a lot more attention and spark a lot more outrage than the abuse of immigrant workers.

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I try to persuade people to act in ways that are not only in their own interest, but in the interest of society at large.

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I'm all in favor of animal rights, but I'd like to see the food movement take a much stronger stand in defense of basic human rights. If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, you should care about the people who are picking your fruits and vegetables by hand.

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As a matter of fact, most cases of food poisoning are never linked back to their source.

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I think there should be very strict limits on the pathogens that can be sold in your meat. There should be limits on disease-causing pathogens. Tests should determine whether the meat is contaminated or not, and you shouldn't be allowed to sell contaminated meat.

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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.

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I've been called communist, socialist, anti-American.

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I hadn't planned on being an activist.

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Hey, I used to eat at McDonald's: I liked the taste of the food, especially the French fries.

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By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.

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