Eric Schlosser’s book, Fast Food Nation, gives the reader a sense of obliviousness to what is going on behind the scenes in the fast food industry. His arguments are fantastic, thanks to his effective writing style paired with his detailed analysis. Eric Schlosser’s examination of the fast food world, gives us a perspective on how largely fast food has affected the American society. The book makes us think about how much fast food has changed our life, starting from our bodies to the land surrounding us, and also the risks that we’re taking when we eat fast food. Fast Food Nation is put into 2 sections; “The American Way” and “Meat and Potatoes”. The American Way mainly focuses on the time between the birth of the fast food industry to fast food in the post-World War II era. Meat and Potatoes investigates the industrialization of the fast food industry, which involves; the chemical flavoring of the food, the process of how poultry and cattle are raised and slaughtered, the dangers of eating fast food, and fast food going global. In the Introduction, Schlosser depicts how America’s shopping places have become uniform and indistinct. This is a result of …show more content…
In 1982, many children were sickened by burgers made by McDonald, which were contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. In 1993, Jack in the Box had its own E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, and effected hundreds of people, with the majority being children. E. coli O157:H7 is a bacterium that could potentially release a Shiga toxin, which attacks the intestine. In most cases a person gets bad abdominal cramps followed by watery and bloody stool. In about 4% of the cases, the Shiga toxins are released, and can cause death or permanent disabilities if you survive. Other E. coli bacteria produce the deadly Shiga toxins and other pathogens that can hurt you are found in the ground beef fast food companies serve you, but E. coli O157:H7 is the most