Fast Food Nation test – Flashcards
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J.R. Simplot Plant
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plant that processes 1 million pounds of potatoes a day
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John Richard Simplot
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-potato farmer at age of 16 -successful by selling hogs
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electric potato sorter
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led Simplot to his success
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Idaho Russell potatoes
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-perfect potatoes for frying
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J.R. Simplot Dehydrating Company
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successful during WWII
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flash frozen process
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allowed Simplot to create the frozen french fry
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Clarence Birdseye
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patented a number of techniques for flash-freezing in the 1920s
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frozen french fry
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Simplot sold frozen fries in 1953 -Kroc guy sold these fries in McDonald's
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oligopsony
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a market in which a small number of buyers exert power over a large number of sellers
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Potato Growers of Idaho (PGI)
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supplies market info to farmers and helps them negotiate contracts with processors
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McDonald's
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fries cooked in 7% cottonseed oil and 93% beef tallow -changed to vegetable oil
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"the fallacy of composition"
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mistaken belief that what seems good for an individual will still be good when others do the same
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International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
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-largest flavor company -not only flavors but also perfumes/scents
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GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe)
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if all chemicals in the ingredients are GRAS, the FDA doesn't require that the flavor companies disclose ingredients
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natural flavor vs. artificial flavor
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sometimes contain same chemicals produced through different methods
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Hank from Colorado Springs
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has natural ranch, but things around it are very man made and cause problems for him
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Packers and Stockyards Administration (PSA)
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federal agency with authority to prevent price-fixing and monopolistic behavior in the beef industry
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Tyson foods
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supply McDonald's McNuggets -largest chicken processor -lets outside growers grow chickens
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Archer Daniels Midland
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conspired with foreign rivals to control international market for lysine (important feed additive) -"Our competitors are our friends, and our customers are our enemies"
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Colorado Cattlemen's Association
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demanded a competitive marketplace for cattle & a halt to any illegal buying practices being used by the large meatpacking firms
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Greeley, CO
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meatpacking city -gross feedlots & slaughterhouses
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ConAgra Beef Company
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largest private employer in Weld County (where Greeley is)
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Warren Monfort
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signed contract with Amalgamated Butcher Workmen -jobs were high paying
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Chicago
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-was meatpacking capital of the world
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Iowa Beef Packers
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-wanted to cut costs & compete with industry ppl -designed system that eliminated need for skilled workers -disassembly line (ppl do one thing over & over) -put slaughterhouses in rural areas -introduced beef grinders
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scabs
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hired by Holman to replace striking workers
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La Cosa Nostra
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Sicilian Mafia in NY
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Lexington, NE
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"Mexington" -grossness all over the place
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E. coli
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found in beef -Lee Harding -infected cattle show few signs of illness
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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-more than 1/4 of americans get food poisoning every year -3/4 of food-related illnesses and deaths in US caused by infectious agents that havent been identified -US gov can't order a meatpacking company to remove gross/infected beef
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White Castle
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first hamburger chain, worked to get rid of hamburger's bad image -drive-ins & fast food restaurants in southern Cal helped make hamburger national dish
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McDonald's
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-Ray Kroc promoted as restaurant for families -also small outbreak of E. coli -profound effect on nation's eating habits
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Nancy Donley and Safe Tables Our Priority
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-organization dedicated to food safety -e. coli impossible to get rid of
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"mad cow disease"
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thought to have been caused by feeding cattle dead cats & dogs
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grass-fed cattle
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cattle not designed to eat other animals, they are solely designed to eat grass
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Reagan & Bush administrations
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cut spending on public health measures and instead staffed USDA people who were more interested in gov deregulation than food safety
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SIS-C
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-designed to reduce presence of federal inspectors in slaughterhouses, allowing company employees to assume the food safety tasks
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David Theno
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-helped eliminate Salmonella from birds in Foster Farms in California
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"performance-based grading"
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gave grades based on meatpacking places with consistent good meat & bad meat
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Clinton Administration
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republicans pretty much stopped gov from being able to regulate meat/science/quality of food
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irradation
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form of bacterial birth control -irradated foods safe to eat
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McLibel Case
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-McDonald's sued London Greenpeace activists for libel (saying bad things about them) -longest trial in British history & PR disaster for McD's -decision: McD's did exploit children thru ads
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Lasater Ranch of Matheson, CO
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-produces all natural beef wildlife sanctuary
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childhood obesity issues
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every month more than 90% of children in US eat at McD's
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scientific socialism
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fast food industry is the culmination of larger social and economic trends
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Conway's Red Top restaurant
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provides health insurance to all full-time workers -uses fresh beef & potatoes
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In-N-Out burger
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bible verses on bottom of soda cups -chain pays high wages -fresh beef & potatoes
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suggested Congressional actions to help food safety situation
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1. eliminate tax breaks that reward chains for churning through their workers and keeping job skills minimal 2. companies should employ workers for a year & provide training 3. strict enforcement of OSHA regulations 4. food served in cafeterias should be safer than fast food restaurants
