FAST FOOD NATiON ( post #3 - what's in the meat )

Concluding the non-fiction novel Fast Food Nation, Schlosser reveals all the secrets about the packaged meat and what is hidden inside. He finally begins to talk about the deadly disease Escherichia coli O157:H7, " a virulent and potientially lethal foodbourne pathogen " . He immediately gives many examples about violent cases of E. coli O157:h7 break outs. While discussing the case of Lee Harding , an innocent individual who was infected by the E. coli O157:H7 virus, they discover that this deadly pathogen is rarely found in chicken and more often found in beef , which is the number one source in fast food restaurants. He also says " Children under the age of five, the elderly, and the people with impaired immune systems are the most likely to suffer from illnesses caused by E. coli O157:H7 .He then gives an example of how infected beef is distributed in school cafeterias running the risk of infecting innocent children . As an example he tells about an 11 year old boy who became sick aftereating a hamburger at school . The meat processing company from which the meat came from confirmed the presence of the E. coli virus in their meat. It was reported that the meat processing plant was so filthy that inspectors withdrew an appointed inspection. Ironically , the the company's owner ( Frank Bauer ) committed suicide the next day. " Throughout discussing this deadly virus Schlosser also touches upon other deadly pathogens such as Salmonella , Listeria monocytogenes , Staphylococcus aureus , and Clostridium perfringens , which are pathogens which can possibly hospitalize and make an individual seriously ill . Leaving this topic in the air , Schlosser begans to talk about americanized countries such as Germany . These countries are known for franchizing different fast food restaurants and adopting the same habits as Americans.

[ FACT ] :
E. coli O157:H7 - a mutated version of a bacterium found
abundantly in the human digestive system .

clarification : Which symptom of E. coli O157:H7 did you find
to be the most volger and fatal ?

application : Where any of the cases of E. coli O157:H7 Schlosser
similar to any you have heard about ?

FAST FOOD NATiON ( post # 2 )

In the second half of Fast Food Nation , Scholesser discusses how many fast food restaurants approach their employees. He begins talk about how these fast food corporations generally target teenage employers so that only minimum wage is "cashed out " . Most americans can relate to that topics because many of our local fast food restaurants are infested with teenager. He goes into more detail about the other types of people these vendors target such as elderly people and immigrants because they assume these types of people won't complain about the pay they recieve. Not only did he speak about the people they approach but he also touches upon the environment these people are put in . He tells how the company chooses to make all the equipment as easy to manage as possible so that they dont have to train their employees to make the food on the menu. This information alone shows you what is on the minds of these companies. Most of them all have the same idea but they express them in differents but in the end they all end up displaying negetive effects.

clarification: While reading this chunk did you , at all , feel as if
these fast food corporations were prejudice ?

application: Did it surprise you at all when the author mentioned

that these restaurnats target most teengers?