Blog 2

In the book Fast Food Nation written by Eric Schlosser writes of contradictions throughout the book unveiling the corporations' hidden unsafe and inhumane work. A specific example in the book is when McDonald's introduces the chicken McNugget to the country in 1983. Schlosser writes, "McNuggets tasted good, they were easy to chew, and they appeared healthier than other items on the menu at McDonald's. After all they were made out of chicken. But, their health benefits were illusory"( Schlosser,140). What Schlosser is trying to say is that the chicken was just as unhealthy if not more than the hamburgers the restaurant was serving. It is a contradiction because the oil the chicken McNuggets were being cooked in was of beef tallow and even so after the restaurant changed to vegetable oil, they were still being adding beef extract to maintain the same flavor. The consumer assumes that because it is poultry and it's of much smaller size, it'd be likely for it to be healthier. Yet, that fact is unrealistic because although the chicken McNugget became extremely popular, especially for children, it contains twice as much fat per ounce as a hamburger.

In the times where unionized companies came to an end, Ken Monfort decided to take Excel to court in effort for it not to join with Spencer Beef. Then, Excel and Spencer Beef were two of the largest beef processors in the nation. Monfort felt that Excel would exploit their pricing and reduce competition for other companies. He ended up winning this case but Excel appealed in front of the U.S Supreme Court. The Supreme Court along with President Reagan justice department overturned the earlier ruling and actually allowed the merger of these two companies.  

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