Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat. — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
“A nationwide study published by the USDA in 1996 found that [...] 78.6 percent of the ground beef contained microbes that are… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
“Behind them lies a simple explanation for why eating a hamburger can now make you seriously ill: There is shit in the… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
Firstly, should we be selling and buying irradiated meat? I think that's up to the consumer, ultimately. But the second point is,… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
I think there should be very strict limits on the pathogens that can be sold in your meat. There should be limits… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
There's also a growing trend toward having gardens in schools to literally show kids where food comes from by having them grow… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
The federal government has more power to recall a defective stuffed animal who's little glass eye may fall off than to recall… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
The importance of recalls is to show that contaminated meat is getting out the door. And when you look at these recalls,… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
Twenty years ago, teenage boys in the United States drank twice as much milk as soda; now they drink twice as much soda as… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
So for everything I do, I'm very clear about what I'm doing, and I tell people what it's about. They get a sense of… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
“The medical literature on the causes of food poisoning is full of euphemisms and dry scientific terms: coliform levels, aerobic plate counts, sorbitol, MacConkey… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat. — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
The Golden Arches are now more widely recognized than the Christian cross. — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The current fast food that we have is inexpensive when you buy it, but the long-term costs of eating it and the long-term costs… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
“The cable and the X-unit both had female plugs. Somehow the cable had been installed backward. It would take a couple of days to… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
A generation ago, three-quarters of the money used to buy food in the United States was spent to prepare meals at home. Today about… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
![“A nationwide study published by the USDA in 1996 found that [...] 78.6 percent of the ground beef contained microbes that are spread primarily by fecal matter. The medical literature on the causes of food poisoning is full of euphemisms and dry scientific terms: coliform levels, aerobic plate…” quote by Eric Schlosser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/06c/eric-schlosser-3894_beef_a-nationwide-study-published-by-the-usda_811818.jpg)
