When Duane Mullin had both hands crushed in a hammer mill at the same plant, an IBP representative persuaded him to sign the waiver with a pen held in his mouth. When Lonita Leal's right hand was mangled by a hamburger grinder at the IBP plant in Amarillo, a case manager talked her into signing the waiver with her left hand as she waited in the hospital for surgery. An IBP medical case manager will literally bring the waiver to a hospital emergency room in order to obtain an injured worker's signature. Workers who refuse to sign the IBP waiver not only risk getting no medical care from the company, but also risk being fired on the spot.Injured workers almost always sign the waiver. Under the program's terms, seeking treatment from an independent physician can be grounds for losing all medical benefits. Once workers sign, IBP and its company-approved doctors have control over the job-related medical treatment - for life. Workers who sign the waiver may receive medical care under IBP's Workplace Injury Settlement Program. Signing the waiver means forever surrendering the right to sue IBP on any grounds. “Schlosser shows how the fast food industry conquered both appetite and landscape.”- The New YorkerĮric Schlosser is a contributing editor for the Atlantic and the author of Fast Food Nation, Reefer Madness, and Chew on This (with Charles Wilson).“When a worker is injured at an IBP plant in Texas, he or she is immediately presented with a waiver. channeling the spirits of Upton Sinclair and Rachel Carson.”- San Francisco Chronicle Exhaustively researched, frighteningly convincing.
The book inspires readers to look beneath the surface of our food system, consider its impact on society and, most of all, think for themselves. Fast Food Nation is as relevant today as it was a decade ago.
In a new afterword for this edition, Schlosser discusses the growing interest in local and organic food, the continued exploitation of poor workers by the food industry, and the need to ensure that every American has access to good, healthy, affordable food. Schlosser utilizes a serious tone, shocking diction, and exact details to educate his audience on the fast food industry. Schlosser’s purpose is to expose the secrets that the fast food industry hides.
The book changed the way millions of people think about what they eat and helped to launch today’s food movement. Author, Eric Schlosser, in his nonfiction exposé, Fast Food Nation, reveals the sickening truth about the fast food industry. Eric Schlosser’s exposé revealed 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. In 2001, Fast Food Nation was published to critical acclaim and became an international bestseller. Fast Food Nation points the way but, to resurrect an old fast food slogan, the choice is yours.”- Los Angeles Times “Schlosser has a flair for dazzling scene-setting and an arsenal of startling facts.
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