The Real Cost Of Fast Food

Review of New York Times Bestseller"Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser.

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February 13, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In the opening pages of 'Fast Food Nation,' Eric Schlosser makes a series of observations about McDonald's. The company operates about 28,000 restaurants around the world. It's the nation's biggest buyer of beef, pork and potatoes, and the world's biggest owner of retail property."

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Tuesday, February 12, 2002 in The New York Times

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