Eric Schlosser

There's a real strong link today between soda consumption and obesity among children.

— Eric Schlosser

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

— Eric Schlosser

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

— Eric Schlosser

I think for real change to happen, it's going to have to come from the kids, the community, the teachers, the parents.

— Eric Schlosser

One of my favorite dishes in the world used to be steak tartare, which is raw ground beef seasoned and then served.

— Eric Schlosser

The Golden Arches are now more widely recognized than the Christian cross.

— Eric Schlosser

“Did somebody say McUnion? [...] Not if they want to keep their McJob.”

— Eric Schlosser

During my school visits, I really enjoy the feedback I get from them much more than anything I might tell say to…

— Eric Schlosser

Students can do experiments and investigate for themselves what's going on in restaurants, in our food system, and begin a process of…

— Eric Schlosser

Fast food is inexpensive, convenient, and it tastes good. I'm all in favor of that. My problem is how heavily processed it…

— Eric Schlosser

The people designing the weapons literally often didn't know how they were being handled in the field by the Air Force -…

— Eric Schlosser

I was introduced to the world of modern food production in the mid-1990s, while researching an article about California's strawberry industry for…

— 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…

— Eric Schlosser

“The combination of a short range and a powerful thermonuclear weapon was unfortunate. Launched from NATO bases in West Germany, Redstone missiles…

— Eric Schlosser

“We cannot ignore the meaning of mad cow. It is one more warning about unintended consequences, about human arrogance and the blind…

— Eric Schlosser

“And workers who needed to go to the bathroom weren't allowed to take a break. They were forced to pee right on…

— Eric Schlosser

One might expect that the families of murder victims would be showered with sympathy and support, embraced by their communities. But in…

— Eric Schlosser

“When a worker is injured at an IBP plant in Texas, he or she is immediately presented with a waiver. Signing the…

— Eric Schlosser

“The medical literature on the causes of food poisoning is full of euphemisms and dry scientific terms: coliform levels, aerobic plate counts,…

— Eric Schlosser

The way we eat has changed more in the last 50 years than in the previous 10,000…. Now our food is coming…

— Eric Schlosser

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…

— Eric Schlosser

Basically, I'm a perpetual student. I start by finding a subject I really don't know very much, but that I'm curious about.…

— Eric Schlosser

I'm a huge supporter of animal rights - and I've been an outspoken critic of the cruelties routinely inflicted on livestock at…

— Eric Schlosser

“The spread of BSE [mad cow disease] in Europe has revealed how secret alliances between agribusiness and government can endanger the public…

— Eric Schlosser

I really like visiting schools, but what I tell students isn't anywhere near as interesting to me as what they tell me.

— Eric Schlosser

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

— Eric Schlosser

Most fast food is fried. Fried food tastes great, and people dont seem to care about the fat aspect.

— Eric Schlosser

As an investigative reporter, I'm trying to uncover things and expose them to create a dialogue.

— Eric Schlosser

I try to persuade people to act in ways that are not only in their own interest, but in the interest of…

— Eric Schlosser

We're all connected by the system, and we all have to be a part, I think, of changing it.

— Eric Schlosser

The executives who run the fast food industry are not bad men. They are businessmen. They will sell free-range, organic, grass-fed hamburgers…

— Eric Schlosser

Fast food chains spend a large amount of marketing to get the attention of children. People form their eating habits as children…

— Eric Schlosser

There's been a growing effort to kick soda out of the schools. And governors as different as Arnold Schwarzenegger in California and…

— Eric Schlosser

'Fast Food Nation' isn't about my journey into the dark world of fast food and the prison book is not about my…

— Eric Schlosser

If the market does indeed embody the sum of all human wishes, then the secret ones are just as important as the…

— Eric Schlosser

The fast-food industry is in very good company with the lead industry and the tobacco industry in how it tries to mislead…

— Eric Schlosser

It's possible to go to the market, buy good ingredients, and make yourself a healthy meal for less than it costs to…

— Eric Schlosser

I went into the library and read about fast food and became amazed by all the stuff I didn't know. I learned…

— Eric Schlosser

Studies have found that preparing your own food is usually healthier and less expensive than buying fast food. But most people just…

— Eric Schlosser

McDonald's has been extraordinary at site selection; it was a pioneer in studying the best places for retail locations. One of the…

— Eric Schlosser