Journalist

Since 1966, hundreds of books have been published that follow murderers along their paths of destruction. Every serial killer, it seems, now has a biographer or two.

I hadn't planned on being an activist.

If you eat, you should be concerned about the people who are providing you with food.

Journalists aren't supposed to be cheerleaders.

Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat.

As a matter of fact, most cases of food poisoning are never linked back to their source.

Firstly, should we be selling and buying irradiated meat? I think that's up to the consumer, ultimately. But the second point is, this irradiated meat should be clearly and unmistakably labeled as irradiated meat.

Studies have found that preparing your own food is usually healthier and less expensive than buying fast food. But most people just don't have the time.

The importance of recalls is to show that contaminated meat is getting out the door. And when you look at these recalls, in many ways the most disturbing thing about these recalls is how little of the meat actually winds up back at the plant.

I really like hamburgers and French fries, and I don't consider myself some kind of gourmand.

Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports.

The fear of murder has grown so enormous in the United States that it leaves a taint, like the mark of Cain, on everyone murder touches.

I never consciously set out to model myself after Upton Sinclair.

McDonald's revolutionized fast food. They introduced a way to eat food without knives, forks or plates. Most fast foods can be eaten while steering the wheel of a car and the restaurants are usually drive through.

I was introduced to the world of modern food production in the mid-1990s, while researching an article about California's strawberry industry for the 'Atlantic Monthly.'

I think there should be very strict limits on the pathogens that can be sold in your meat. There should be limits on disease-causing pathogens. Tests should determine whether the meat is contaminated or not, and you shouldn't be allowed to sell contaminated meat.

I think it's important that people know what they are eating and especially to know what their children are eating.

McDonald's has been extraordinary at site selection; it was a pioneer in studying the best places for retail locations. One of the things it did is study very carefully where sprawl was headed.

By the way, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons.

By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.