Afterword

1. Fast food is bad!! Afterword By: Jonathon Capps & Emily Ferguson

2. Intent The Authors intent of this passage is not only to tie up any loose ends but it also explains events occurring after the book was published including • Criticisms • Mistakes pointed out • Comparisons • Complaints • Discuss Mad Cow Disease (i.e. This was added to the end of the originally fabricated books.)

3. Assertions/ Findings • Foot-and-Mouth Disease originating in Britain a month after publication. • McDonalds affect on producers illustrated when dealing with the outbreak of Mad Cow • FDA’s limited power when prohibiting prohibited feed from farms • McDonalds fries contain beef • Year 2000 unravel of fast food

4. Successfully Proved Points The Afterward portion of fast food nation makes a number of assertions based on actual fact. For the most part everything explained in this portion of the book utilized a specific source, data, or a proven event to prove how it was actually true and how it happened. For example, The McDonalds having more power than the FDA during the Mad Cow incident is illustrated by the actual regulation McDonalds sent to its suppliers. The year 2000 decline in fast-food sales is explained with actual figures and percentage lost in sales for the year. Although not proved concretely in the book, there is a major correlation between the years of the Mad Cow incident and the decline in fast food sales that the author hinted at, and probably could proved with a series of surveys. Overall the author does a remarkable job at proving the points with evidence, and examples.

5. Potential Author Bias • The section “Wrong WrongWrong” displays a certain sensitivity toward the negative reviews the author received. • “In the interest of balance, I’d like to quote a few contrary opinions. ‘McGarbage,’ wrote a correspondent for the National Review Online. ‘Schlosser wears many hats, a few of which are conical and contain the word ‘dunce.’”

6. “I was described, moreover, as a ‘health fascist,’ an ‘economics ignoramus,’ a ‘banjo-strumming performer at Farm Aid,’ and a ‘hectoring taskmaster of the nanny state.’” • “Contrary to what McDonald’s executives may believe, a sincere passion for accuracy led me to document every assertion in this book. Although Fast Food Nation has been strongly attacked, thus far its critics have failed to cite any errors in the text. Spokesmen for the meatpacking industry and the fast food industry have shied away from specifics, offering general denouncements of my work and leaving it at that.”

7. Relevance • Fast Food Nation is just as relevant today than back in 2001. People around the world are more health-conscious than ever and extremely aware of what they eat, whether it’s food from the grocery or from Taco Bell. • Recently Taco Bell was under fire for the quality of meat it uses in its restaurants. Consumers were outraged, as they were in 2001 when Mad Cow Disease was the topic of discussion