Fast Food Nation (author: Eric Schlosser)
5 ratings since posting on Thursday, July 8, 2004|
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Just finished reading it. Paints a quite disturbing behind-the-scenes picture of the U.S. fast food industry, its influence on the government, its treatment of workers. What really hit home for me were the descriptions of food-borne pathogens, how food is manufactured, and prepared. Gross. I'll never set foot in a fast food joint again. - BustANut , posted 11/28/05 |
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This book will put you off from eating fast food -or *any* food for that matter- for the rest of your life.. but hey once you start reading you just gotta know MORE! Food... *shiver* - Misaya , posted 08/14/05 |
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Yes, many people knew that fast food was bad for you before this book came out. But I felt that Schlosser illustrated the web of influence and corruption well (i.e. the widespread use of teen labor in the system, meatpacking plant accidents and subsequent cover-ups, and fast food PR). Not everyone pays attention to these things - if this book got someone to think about what they eat, and how their money is spread out, then I think it's worthwhile. - meagan , posted 01/17/05 |
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While I enjoyed fast food nation, it didn't really change my world view like people had led me to beleive it would. The meatpacking industry is terrible, and has always been, and fast food is not the safest food in the world, nor is it all that healthy. I did find the history of fast food and its origins in LA very interesting, along with the many antecdotes about the meat packing plants fascinating. - kris , posted 07/08/04 |
