Eric Schlosser of “Fast Food Nation” exploits the negative changes it causes. On "Fast Food Nation" Eric Schlosser weighs in to talk about how fast food changed the way animals were raised to meet people's demands. It exploited a greater percentage of fast food made up of lower quality meats, i.e. taken from low quality animals. In short, the meat doesn't come from one common place, but rather from a series of parts that are pounded together to form an entire burger. To which a single disease like E.coli can spread to multiple meat products. "AND. coli 0157:H7 is a mutated version of a bacterium abundantly present in the human digestive system. Most E. coli bacteria help us digest food, synthesize vitamins, and protect us from dangerous organisms. THE. coli 0157:H7, on the other hand, can release a powerful toxin, called "Vero toxin" or "Shiga toxin", which attacks the lining of the intestine... A single animal infected with E. coli 0157:H7 can contaminate 32,000 pounds of that ground beef” (Schlosser). The probability of the disease spreading is very high since the meat is taken from different animals. In chapter 9 of the book, he provides a case where ground beef was recalled after E was identified. coli. The worst part was that 25 million pounds of meat had been consumed. He also warns that with fast food, the possibility of nationwide food