Fast Food Nation — Vocabulary
Eric Schlosser
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His first television series, Disneyland (1954), provided weekly updates on the construction work at his theme park.p.40.6alternate pages11 more

As the loudspeakers play the theme song from Chariots of Fire, Lowe wheels Christopher Reeve onstage.p.106.9alternate pages11 more

In other cases (such as the rise of franchising and the spread of obesity) fast food has played a more central role.†p.9.4alternate pages33 more

For years, one of OSHA's most severe critics in Congress has been Jay Dickey, an Arkansas Republican who once owned two Taco Bells.p.85.5alternate pages21 more

The initial purchase of a food item may be driven by its packaging or appearance, but subsequent purchases are determined mainly by its taste.†p.121.1alternate pages12 more

Again and again, efforts to prevent the sale of tainted ground beef have been thwarted by meat industry lobbyists and their allies in Congress.†p.9.2alternate pages20 more

As we approach the start of the line, for the first time I hear the steady pop, pop, pop of live animals being stunned.†p.171.1alternate pages7 more

If the rap sessions failed to provide adequate information, the stroking was abandoned for a more direct approach.p.76.3alternate pages7 more

With innovative technology and the proper organization, a small number of workers can produce an enormous amount of goods cheaply.†p.69.1alternate pages10 more

It was the last stop on Route 66, end of the line for truckers, tourists, and migrants from the East.†p.21.2alternate pages15 more

The meatpacking industry is now willing to perform the sort of rigorous testing for fast food chains that it refuses to do for the general public.p.221.4alternate pages5 more

Ken has learned how to handle the rigors of working in a packing plant and is trying to help others do the same.p.188.1alternate pages5 more

Most E. coli bacteria help us digest food, synthesize vitamins, and guard against dangerous organisms.p.199.6alternate pages13 more

In the USDA study 78.6 percent of the ground beef contained microbes that are spread primarily by fecal material.†p.197.4alternate pages12 more

In 1947, GM and a number of its allies in the scheme were indicted on federal antitrust charges.†p.16.8alternate pages7 more

Tendinitis and cumulative trauma disorders are also quite common.†p.173.2alternate pages5 more

Far from being a liability, a high turnover rate in the meatpacking industry — as in the fast food industry — also helps maintain a workforce that is harder to unionize and much easier to control.p.161.5alternate pages1 more

For years the large meatpacking companies have managed to avoid the sort of liability routinely imposed on the manufacturers of most consumer products.p.196.8alternate pages1 more

Taste is supposed to help us differentiate food that's good for us from food that's not.p.123.1alternate pages1 more

Fearing the potential monetary costs, three of the activists reluctantly appeared in court and apologized to McDonald's.†p.246.3alternate pages1 more