lafemmefatale

I thoroughly enjoyed the book because it was very objective, it wasn't over the top with exaggeration and all the chapters were well supported. It didn't, however change my fast food eating habits. I don't eat much of it to begin with, but i have no problem with eating it ocassionally, and I still don't.

My favourite section though, was when eric schlosser wrote about the flavourists who created smells for just about anything we use. It was very interesting to say the least, and not in a bad way.




Organic foods and GM foods are a touchy topic so this is STRICTLY my own opinion. Although the idea of dying piglets is sad, there will come a day where overpopulation will be so problematic that there will be, more commonly, dying people from the lack of food. In which case, the idea of GM foods, which may be able to grow more effeciently will be more helpful, in spite of the piggies. But that's a disputable idea.

More directly relating to the article and your question, while only 1% of the pigs survived, this is also an experiment. So at least it's not en masse. At the same time, I've dissected fetal pigs before in biology and these things get delivered in boxes of a hundred...it's really difficult get attached to it when it's such a scientific approach.

FINALLY. if you couldn't tell, I support GM foods in most ways [not environmentally though]. It's processed food that are dangerous. Which brings us full circle back to the book. It gives you zits, adds to your thighs and from reading the book, fast food is deeply involved in politics as well. So for a good read...give the book a try.

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