About Quote by Eric Schlosser

The federal government has more power to recall a defective stuffed animal who's little glass eye may fall off than to recall contaminated ground…

— Eric Schlosser

“If a shipment of ground beef somehow gets contaminated with pathogens, our federal government does not have authority to recall the beef, only to…

— Barbara Kingsolver

Companies are increasingly taking responsibility for the safety of the food they sell, rather than risk their brand on a large recall.

— Andy Kennedy

Individual companies now have the voluntary responsibility of recalling their own products. While many companies have acted properly and swiftly to recall contaminated goods,…

— Diana DeGette

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

— Eric Schlosser

Today the U.S. government can demand the nation-wide recall of defective softball bats, sneakers, stuffed animals, and foam-rubber toy cows. But it cannot order…

— Eric Schlosser

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…

— Eric Schlosser

“USDA regulations spell out precisely what sort of facility and system is permissible, but they don’t set thresholds for food-borne pathogens. (That would require…

— Michael Pollan

Meat is a tremendous environmental challenge. It contributes enormous amounts of greenhouse gas, especially beef eating.

— Michael Pollan

Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use... It's time we looked into holding the meat producers and fast-food outlets…

— Neal Barnard

Our job is to ensure that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled for the benefit of the American consumers, and to…

— Mike Johanns

Meat and poultry is safe. It's safer than it's probably ever been.

— Dan Glickman