Fast Food Nation

The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Eric Schlosser

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Year: 2001
• Print ISBN:
  9780547750330
• eBook ISBN:
  9780547518244
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Agribusiness
• Index: Social Sciences

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The jaw-dropping exposé on how America's fast food industry has shaped the landscape of America.

This fascinating study reveals how the fast food industry has altered the landscape of America, widened the gap between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and transformed food production throughout the world. Eric Schlosser inspires readers to look beneath the surface of our food system, consider its impact on society and, most of all, think for themselves. This book has changed the way millions of people think about what they eat and helped to launch today's food movement.

Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Acheson, David, 221

Acree, Terry, 126

Acuff, Dan S., 45

Adams, Richard, 100

Advertising: awards for, 87; for children, 40–49, 231, 243, 262, 267; of cigarettes, 262; McDonald’s spending on, 4; in public schools, 51–57; and television, 45–46

Advertising Age, 241

African-Americans, 156, 251, 268

AIDS, 196

Air Defense Command, U.S., 62

Air Force, U.S., 243

Air Force Academy, 62

Air Force Space Command, 1, 62

Alabama, 16

Alger, Horatio, 13

Alice in Wonderland, 40

Alka-Seltzer, 41

“Alliance for Workplace Safety,” 85

Amalgamated Butcher Workmen, 151

Ament, Don, 42

American Academy of Pediatrics, 46, 262

American Cancer Society, 242–43

American Coal Foundation, 55

American Food Service Corporation, 209

American Franchise Association, 99

Americanization of the world, 239–40, 244

American Meat Institute, 206, 207

American Medical Association, 217

American School Food Service Association, 56

Amputations, 185

Anaheim, Calif., 13–14, 26, 28

Anderson, A. D., 153, 154, 164

Andreas, Michael, 143

Antibiotics, 200, 221

Applebee S, 92

Arab oil embargo, 24

Archer Daniels Midland, 143

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 141

Arkansas Department of Health, 214, 318 n

Armour, 137, 159, 306 n

Armour, J. Ogden, 205

Armstrong Bakery, 15, 18

Army, U.S., 155, 217, 276 n

Arndt, Diane, 180–81

ARPANET, 260

Artificial flavors, 120, 124–27

Assembly lines, 20, 69. See also Disassembly lines

Association of National Advertisers, 46

Astro World, 42

Athens, 244

Athlete’s Foot, 78

Augie S, 98

Aunt Jemima, 36

Australia, 230, 231, 276 n

Autoimmune disorders, 195

Automated Meat Recovery Systems, 218

Automobile industry, 13, 15–16, 17, 36

Autry, Gene, 25

Awards for employees, 88

Ayala, Joacquin, 234

B

BabyGap, 97

Bac-O-Bits, 124

Banana Republic, 5

Barber, Benjamin R., 229

Barney, 45

Barone, Ben, 178

Baskin Robbins, 86

Bass brothers, 138

Bates, Timothy, 98

Bauer, Frank, 219

Bauer Meat Company, 219

Bean, Morey, 259

Beard, James, 120

Beef Industry Food Safety Council, 217

Beefmaster (breed of cattle), 256

Beef T...

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Photo
• Introduction
• The American Way
• The Founding Fathers
• Your Trusted Friends
• Behind the Counter
• Success
• Meat and Potatoes
• Why the Fries Taste Good
• On the Range
• Cogs in the Great Machine
• The Most Dangerous Job
• What’s in the Meat
• Global Realization
• Epilogue: Have it Your Way
• Afterword
• Photo Credits
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgments
• Index
• About the Author
• Connect with HMH