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The fear of murder has grown so enormous in the United States that it leaves a taint, like the mark of Cain, on everyone murder touches.

~Eric Schlosser

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I try to persuade people to act in ways that are not only in their own interest, but in the interest of society at large.

~Eric Schlosser

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There is a growing market today for local, organic foods produced by small farmers. And farmers' markets have played a large role in making that happen.

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I'd been eating fast food all my life without thinking about it. And the more I learned about the subject, the more intrigued I became.

~Eric Schlosser

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As a matter of fact, most cases of food poisoning are never linked back to their source.

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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.

~Eric Schlosser

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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.

~Eric Schlosser

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I've been called communist, socialist, anti-American.

~Eric Schlosser

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I hadn't planned on being an activist.

~Eric Schlosser

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By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.

~Eric Schlosser

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: August 17th, 1959

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