Eric Schlosser Quotes

I just believe people should know what they're eating.

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

I've always believed consumers have a right to know what's in their food.

We have a more intimate relationship with food than with almost anything else we buy, so people are with very good reason concerned about the real story behind what they eat.

I really believe that people don't have to eat healthy; they just have to know what they are eating, and then they'll eat better. That is really the movement we are behind.

No matter what lifestyle you choose, when it comes to eating, we should all as consumers have a choice to make informed decisions. We shouldn't be misinformed or mislead.

I went into the library and read about fast food and became amazed by all the stuff I didn't know. I learned that there is a whole world behind the counter that, it seemed to me, has been deliberately hidden from the public.

I think it's one of the most important battles for consumers to fight: the right to know what's in their food, and how it was grown.

American consumers are not saying they will not buy GMO foods. What they're saying is "I want to know. I want to know." EU consumers are much happier because they know what they're buying, and they've seen a continued increase in sales.

I'd been eating fast food all my life without thinking about it. And the more I learned about the subject, the more intrigued I became.

Unfortunately, the food industry has not yet faced this situation and begun taking measures to avoid exploiting our weakness for not knowing when we have had enough.

However, as a parent, as a grandparent, as a former educator, I know that these practices alone when we are dealing with young children are insufficient. We will never control this rising epidemic without greater accountability from the food industry.

When a mother goes to the store and purchases food for her child, she has the right to know what she is feeding her family.

Orange juice from concentrate is labeled. Food coloring Red #5 is labeled. Fish are labeled as to whether they've been previously frozen. To a consumer, there's no plausible reason why these factors should be on a food ingredient label while the presence of GMOs shouldn't be.

I like to know what's in my food and in my drinks. It's really important for me.

Just know what's inside your food.

The key thing is to educate not just kids but adults about what goes into food. You do that in any way you can, bread machine or not.

The health claims on packaging are there because they sell products.

Much the way I want to know if my food is farm-raised, or wild, or if my orange juice is fresh or from concentrate. I also believe I have the right, and we as Americans all have the right to know what's in our food.

I think people need to know what they're eating. That's why I support "country of origin" labeling. That's why I support labeling of GMO's.

When you go into a fast food restaurant, you may just think about how good your meal tastes while you're eating it. But you're not thinking about all the consequences that come from that one purchase - the consequences for your body, the consequences for supporting this company and how it's treating it workers, all the way back to the farm where the potatoes were grown, or the ranch where the cattle were raised.

I was eating some candy and looked on the wrapper, and it said made from natural and artificial flavors. You could just say flavors.

We need to demand that our food is labeled, especially genetically modified foods, and learn how it is produced, processed, and grown.

I eat whatever I want. I can get away with it. There are some strict regiment eatings, but I don't follow them.

People have a right to know what is in the food they are eating, and that the food is safe.