Eric Schlosser - Fast Food Nation

McDonald’s Deutschland, Inc., 232–33

“McDonald’s English,” 71

McDonald’s Self-Service Restaurant, 34

McLibel Support Campaign, 246

McNeal, James U., 43–45

McNuggets. See Chicken McNuggets

McStore, 31–32

McWilliams, Carey, 18

“McWorld,” 229

Meat & Poultry , 202, 218

Meat Inspection Act of 1906, 205

Meatpacking industry: and “captive supplies,” 138, 142–43; chicken manure as cattle feed, 202–3; cleaning crews in, 176–78; consolidation in, 136–38; and crime, 154–55, 164–65, 179–81, 206; dangerous working conditions in, 9, 169–90; and de-skilled workforce, 154; and disassembly lines, 153–54, 169–71, 173–75; and drug abuse, 174; and E. coli, 194–96, 202–4, 263; and employee turnover, 160–61, 184; and European Union (EU) exports, 264, 329n; facilities conformity in, 305n; government regulation of, 179–86, 196–97,205; and health insurance, 160; history of, 152–57; and hygiene, 203; immigrant workforce in, 149, 160–62, 265–66; and “independent contractors,” 176, 310–11n; industry standards, 174–75; and injuries, 172–90, 264–65, 309–10n; and interstate highway system, 154; intimidation of cattle ranchers, 143–44; and irradiation, 217–18; and land ownership, 138–39; and lawsuits, 176, 181, 182; liability avoidance of, 196–97; and literacy, 161, 178, 203; and manure, 150, 202–3, 305n, 317n; and meat recalls, 211–14, 314n; and microbial testing, 205–6; and organized crime, 154–55, 305n; and OSHA, 179–86, 262, 263, 265; and price fixing, 137, 143, 159, 266; and profit margins, 174, 310n; and Salmonella, 188, 197; and secret pricing of cattle, 143; and sexual harassment, 176; social effects of, 164–65; and steam pasteurization, 216–17; and steroids, 150; and Streamlined Inspection System for Cattle (SIS-C), 206–7, 317n; supervisor behavior in, 174–76; and tax breaks, 163–64; and training, 178; and unions, 153–58; wages in, 149, 153, 160, 162, 306n; worker deaths in, 178, 301n; and worker safety, 172–90; and workers’ compensation, 184–85; working conditions in, 152–53. See also Cattle industry; Labor practices; Workforce; and specific meatpacking companies

Meeker, Nathan, 150

Meersman, Pete, 73

Meineke Discount Mufflers, 97

Methamphetamine, 174, 310n

Mexico, 156

MGM, 48

Mickelson, Gary, 307, 319n

Mickey Mouse, 40, 41, 43

Mickey Mouse Club, 45

Microbial testing, 205–6, 208–10, 215

Micron Technology, 116

Migrant industrial workforce, 161–63, 265–66

Milk production, 204

Minimum wage: establishment of, 261; and fast food industry, 8, 37, 73, 88, 262; and hiring practices, 71. See also Wages

Minor League Football System, 52

Mirage Hotel, 234

Monaghan, Thomas S., 23

Monfort, Kenneth, 151, 153, 157–58

Monfort, Warren, 151

Monfort plant: business practices of, 153, 157–58; and National Labor Relations Board, 183; opening of, 151; and SIS-C, 207; and unions, 157–58, 183; and worker safety, 181–82, 186–90; and workers’ compensation, 184–85

Monsanto, 39, 269

Montgomery, Scott, 212

Moral Majority, 63

Mor-Fries, 130

Morris, Dave, 246–49

Morris, Willie, 182

Morris & Company, 137, 205

Motels, 17

Motormat, 24

Moulton, Bert, 118–19

Mountain Dew, 54

Mouthfeel, 127–28

“Mr. McDonald,” 140

Multi-Unit Foodserver Operators Conference, 87

Muppets, 48

Murder, 83, 84, 86, 292n

Murphy, Edward, 181–82

“My McDonald’s” campaign, 50–51

Myers, Leon L., 14

NASA, 217

National Academy of Sciences, 80, 205–6, 208, 328n

National Association of Broadcasters, 46

National Association of Convenience Stores, 85

National Association of Manufacturers, 185

National Basketball Association, 48

National Beef, 137, 178

National Congress of Parents and Teachers, 46

National Council of Chain Restaurants, 72

National Food Service Security Council, 84

National Hockey League, 48

National Labor Relations Board, 183

National Maritime Union, 157–58

National Meat Association, 220

National Restaurant Association (NRA), 73, 85, 238, 275n

National Safe Workplace Institute, 85

National School Lunch Program, 218–21, 263

Nation’s Restaurant News , 73, 87–88

Natural flavor, 120–21, 126, 127, 128

Nazis, 38–39, 226, 282n

NBA, 50

NBC News, 218

NCAA, 48

Nebraska’s Center for Rural Affairs, 138

Netherlands, 231, 243, 263

Nevada Gaming Control Board, 235–36

New York City, 16, 24–25

New York Times , 54

New York Tribune , 150

Nicholson, Sidney, 248

Nickelodeon, 46, 48, 231

Nike, 43, 267–68

Nixon, Pat, 32

Nixon, Richard, 8, 25, 32, 37, 151

Noebel, David, 65

North, Oliver, 105, 234

North American Aerospace Command, 1, 62

North American Aviation, 19

North Carolina, 101, 185

Northern States Beef, 219

Northrup, 19

Norton, Kay, 184

Norton, Tom, 184

Norwalk-like viruses, 196

Norway, 243

Novak, David, 88

NRA. See National Restaurant Association (NRA)

Nugent, Robert, 208, 237–38

Nutra Slim, 229

Oak Brook, Ill., 31

Obedience, of workers, 75

Obesity, 9, 240–43, 261, 324n

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): authority reductions for, 179; as “consultant” agency, 185–86; fines levied by, 178, 265; and National School Lunch Program, 263; and safety in workplace, 84–85, 183, 262, 265; and underreporting of injuries, 180, 182; and “voluntary compliance,” 179–80

Offut Air Force Base, 85

Oil industry, 18, 24

Oligopsony in agriculture, 117–20

Olive Garden, 92

Olympics, 48, 68

Omaha World-Herald , 162, 164

One Hour in Wonderland , 40

Onions, 113

Operations manuals, 69–70

Orange County Register , 63

Ore-Ida, 117

Organized crime, 154–55, 305n. See also Crime

Orr, Kay, 163

Orville Redenbacher, 159

OSHA. See Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

Outback Steakhouse, 78

Overtime wages, 73, 74, 262

Packard, Vance, 43

Packers and Stockyards Act, 144

Packers and Stockyards Administration (P&SA), 137

Packingtown, 155–57, 306n

P&SA (Packers and Stockyards Administration), 137

Papa John’s, 104

Pater, Siegfried, 233

Patterson, Paul, 117

Pentagon, 260

People Serving People, 163

Pepsi, 43, 53, 54

Pepsi GeneratioNext Resource Center, 53

Perestroika , 236

Pertschuk, Michael, 46

Peter Lowe International, 104–5

Peter Lowe’s Success Yearbook , 105, 106

Peterson, Robert L., 163, 180, 183

Peterson Air Force Base, 61–62

PGI (Potato Growers of Idaho), 118

Phil Donahue Show , 32

Philippines, 230

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 202

Piaget, Jean, 44

Pitts, Lee, 138

Pizza, 263–64

Pizza Hut: and anti-U.S. imperialism, 243; celebrity endorsement of, 237; corporate-sponsored teaching materials, 56; in fast food clusters, 60; in Germany, 233; and homogenizing of America, 5; as international, 88; labor practices, 69, 71; and Gorbachev, 237; and NCAA promotions, 48; and restaurant technology, 71; and school cafeterias, 56; and throughput, 69

Plauen, Germany, 225–29, 249–52, 322n

Pokémon, 47

Polygraph testing, 76

Pop Tarts, 124

Popular culture, 9, 17, 48

Pork, 198, 276n

Potato Growers of Idaho (PGI), 118