Firstly, should we be selling and buying irradiated meat? I think that's up to the consumer, ultimately. But the second point is, this irradiated meat should be clearly and unmistakably labeled as irradiated meat.
I'd like to think that, in the United States, you can criticize a company that makes hamburgers without having to worry about what might happen to you.
Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that's where an interesting conversation begins.
It's possible to go to the market, buy good ingredients, and make yourself a healthy meal for less than it costs to buy a value meal at McDonald's.
As a matter of fact, most cases of food poisoning are never linked back to their source.
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 pathogens. Tests should determine whether the meat is contaminated or not, and you shouldn't be allowed to sell contaminated meat.
The importance of recalls is to show that contaminated meat is getting out the door. And when you look at these recalls, in many ways the most disturbing thing about these recalls is how little of the meat actually winds up back at the plant.
I hadn't planned on being an activist.
Hey, I used to eat at McDonald's: I liked the taste of the food, especially the French fries.
By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.
I think it's important that people know what they are eating and especially to know what their children are eating.
Most fast food is fried. Fried food tastes great, and people don't seem to care about the fat aspect.
I was introduced to the world of modern food production in the mid-1990s, while researching an article about California's strawberry industry for the 'Atlantic Monthly.'
I really like hamburgers and French fries, and I don't consider myself some kind of gourmand.
I can understand why a single parent, working two jobs, would find it easier to stop at McDonald's with the kids rather than cook something from scratch at home.
The symptoms of food poisoning often don't appear for days after the contaminated meal was eaten. As a result, most cases of food poisoning are never properly diagnosed.
It's not a question of McDonald's vanishing from the face of the earth. It's a question of these companies assuming some more responsibility for what they're selling.
'Fast Food Nation' appeared as an article in 'Rolling Stone' before it was a book, so I was extending it from the article, and by that time, everyone could read the article.
I'm just angry at the sort of things that are winding up in ground beef. I'm angry that other people - mainly children - are going to be sickened by eating a hamburger.
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