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" The thing that's been inhibiting long-form investigative reporting is fear - fear of being sued, of being unpopular, of being criticized by very powerful groups. "

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" It's not a question of McDonald's vanishing from the face of the earth. It's a question of these companies assuming some more responsibility for what they're selling. "

Eric Schlosser

Selling

Responsibility

Face

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

" If you eat, you should be concerned about the people who are providing you with food. "

" Yes, a cheeseburger and fries is probably my favourite meal. But I don't eat ground beef anymore. "

" 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. "

Eric Schlosser

Buying

Think

" 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. "

" I think it's important that people know what they are eating and especially to know what their children are eating. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Most fast food is fried. Fried food tastes great, and people don't seem to care about the fat aspect. "

" I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach. "

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

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

" There is a growing market today for local, organic foods produced by small farmers. And farmers' markets have played a large role in making that happen. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'd been eating fast food all my life without thinking about it. And the more I learned about the subject, the more intrigued I became. "

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

" Studies have found that preparing your own food is usually healthier and less expensive than buying fast food. But most people just don't have the time. "

" I really like hamburgers and French fries, and I don't consider myself some kind of gourmand. "

Eric Schlosser

Myself

Kind

" McDonald's has been extraordinary at site selection; it was a pioneer in studying the best places for retail locations. One of the things it did is study very carefully where sprawl was headed. "

" Even academic elites are drawn to the figure of the murderer, which has long been a focus of attention for psychiatrists, sociologists, and criminologists. "

" 'Fast Food Nation' appeared as an article in 'Rolling Stone' before it was a book, so I was extending it from the article, and by that time, everyone could read the article. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Since 1966, hundreds of books have been published that follow murderers along their paths of destruction. Every serial killer, it seems, now has a biographer or two. "

" I'd like to think that, in the United States, you can criticize a company that makes hamburgers without having to worry about what might happen to you. "