Animal Quote by 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

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

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

— 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

Beef is not allowed in my house.

— Rishi Kapoor

“US cattle also absorb all the herbicides, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers used to grow the feed crops on which they are forced to gorge,…

— Daniel Reid

“Cruel and destructive food products should be illegal. We don’t need the option of buying children’s toys made with lead paint, or aerosols with…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

U.S. agricultural products, including safe, high-quality Montana beef, face unscientific trade restrictions in many important markets.

— Max Baucus

I have to say that in this particular cow that we're dealing with, those parts of the cow were removed, and so we don't…

— Ann Veneman

In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.

— Mike Johanns

The importance of recalls is to show that contaminated meat is getting out the door. And when you look at these recalls, in many…

— Eric Schlosser

I think it's important that, as a matter of course, the brain and spinal column were removed from this cow, and that would be…

— Ann Veneman