American - Journalist | August 17, 1959 -
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
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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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By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.
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I think it's important that people know what they are eating and especially to know what their children are eating.
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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.'
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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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One of my favorite dishes in the world used to be steak tartare, which is raw ground beef seasoned and then served.
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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.
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'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.
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'Fast Food Nation' isn't about my journey into the dark world of fast food and the prison book is not about my journey into the prison world. I'm not using myself as any kind of narrative link.
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