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Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser [223]

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also McDonald’s Corporation

Goldstein, Oscar, 41

Gorbachev, Mikhail, 27, 228, 234, 236–39

Göring, Hermann, 226

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), 137

Gramm, Phil, 210

Gramm, Wendy Lee, 210

GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe), 125

Great Britain. See United Kingdom

Greece, 244

Greeley, Horace, 150

Greeley, Colo., 150–51, 266

Green Burrito, 26, 27

Greenberg, Jack, 229

Greenberg, Jerald, 84

Greenpeace, 245–49. See also London Greenpeace

Gregory, Michael, 212

Grinding It Out (Kroc), 36

Groppel, Jack, 107

Gumby Pizza, 98

Haarman & Reimer, 121

Haber, Heinz, 39, 283n

HACCP. See Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

Hallmark Entertainment, 48

Hamburger: consumption of, 6, 277n;

demographics of hamburger eaters, 315n;

development of, 197–98;

as national dish, 198;

and obesity, 242–3. See also Cattle industry; E. coli; Meatpacking industry; and specific fast food companies

Hamburger Helper, 124

Hamburger University, 31, 230

Handicapped people, 70

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor, 98

Happy Meals, and marketing, 47–48, 242, 262

Hardee’s, 27, 241

Harding, Lee, 193–94, 200, 211

Harper, Charles “Mike,” 159, 163

Harvard University Medical School, 140, 301n

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), 208, 215, 216, 222

Healthy Choice, 159

Health insurance, 160, 161, 162, 257

Heart disease, 195, 242

Heavenly Flavors, 121

Hebrew National, 159

Hefferman, William, 120

Hefley, Joel, 186

Heinz, Margaret, 14–15

Hell’s Angels, 21

Helms, Jesse, 210

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), 199–200

Heritage Foundation, 102

Hernandez-Gonzalez, Salvador, 178

Heston, Charlton, 105

Hewlett Packard, 62

Hi-Fries, 130

High-Level Precision Bombing, 38

Hightower, Jim, 5

Hill, James O., 240

Hiring practices, 70–72

Hispanics. See Latinos

Hitler, Adolph, 226

Hitler Youth, 226

HIV, 196

Hobbytown USA, 5

Hogan, David Gerard, 197

Hoiles, R. C., 63

Holland. See Netherlands

Hollywood Reporter, 48

Holman, Currier J., 153, 154, 155, 164

Holmgren, Paul, 93

Home Depot, 92

Homeless shelters, 163

Hoover, Herbert, 63

Hoover Dam, 235

Hormones, 263

Hot Dog on a Stick, 98

House Un-American Activities Committee, 36–37

Houston Chronicle, 52, 72

Hudson Foods, 194–95, 200, 211, 213, 215, 314n

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 196

Hunt’s, 159

HUS (hemolytic uremic syndrome), 199–200

Hygiene, 201–2, 203, 329n

IBP. See Iowa Beef Packers (IBP)

Idaho, 8, 117–18

IFA (International Franchise Association), 98, 101

IFF(International Flavors & Fragrances), 121–29

Ilitch, Mike, 94

Illegal immigrants. See Immigrants

Illinois, 31

Immigrants, 70–71, 160–63, 174, 176

Immigration and Naturalization Service, 162

I’m OK — You’re OK, 74

In-N-Out Burger, 259–60, 327–28n

Independent contractors, 176, 310–11n

India, 230, 231, 244, 276n

Indonesia, 230

Inflammatory bowel disease, 195

Injuries: amputations, 185;

carpal tunnel syndrome, 187;

cumulative trauma injuries, 173, 185, 310n;

and fast food industry, 83;

lawsuits concerning, 181;

and meatpacking industry, 172–90, 264–65, 309–10n;

and poultry industry, 186, 310n;

and public assistance, 185;

tendinitis, 173;

underreporting of, 175, 179–81, 310n;

and unions, 184;

and working conditions, 264–65. See also Crime

Inland Empire, 25

Insta-Burger King, 22, 24. See also Burger King

Insurance, health, 160, 161, 162, 257

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), 121–29, 299n

International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, 236

International Franchise Association (IFA), 98, 101

International Greenpeace, 245. See also London Greenpeace

Internet, 45, 146, 260

Interstate highway system, 8, 22, 64, 154

Iowa, 16, 101

Iowa Beef Packers (IBP): and bribing union officials, 155;

and Canadian beef industry, 230;

and cleaning crews, 177, 310–11;

deceptive practices of, 166, 179–81, 206;

emissions violations of, 164–65;

and employee turnover, 161;

and food safety, 319n;

and “IBP revolution,” 151, 173;

and illegal immigrants, 162;

and industry standards, 174–75;

and injury reporting, 175, 264;

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