Fast Food Nation
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Fast Food Nation is an investigative non-fiction book by Eric Schlosser that critically examines the American fast food industry and its social, economic, and health impacts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fast Food Nation canonical | 5 |
| Fast Food Nation (book) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fast Food Nation Context triple: [Food, Inc., basedOn, Fast Food Nation]
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Food, Inc.
Food, Inc. is a 2008 documentary film that critically examines the industrialized food system in the United States and its impacts on health, the environment, and workers.
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B.
Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat
"Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat" is a nonfiction investigative book that chronicles a landmark 1993 E. coli food poisoning outbreak and its profound impact on U.S. food safety regulations and the fast-food industry.
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C.
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that critiques industrial agriculture, corporate control of seeds and food systems, and their impacts on farmers, biodiversity, and food sovereignty.
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D.
Good Eats
Good Eats is a popular television cooking show created and hosted by Alton Brown that blends culinary instruction with science, humor, and quirky storytelling.
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E.
Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America
"Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America" is a nonfiction book by Arianna Huffington that critiques the collusion between big business and government and its damaging impact on American democracy and the middle class.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fast Food Nation Target entity description: Fast Food Nation is an investigative non-fiction book by Eric Schlosser that critically examines the American fast food industry and its social, economic, and health impacts.
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A.
Food, Inc.
Food, Inc. is a 2008 documentary film that critically examines the industrialized food system in the United States and its impacts on health, the environment, and workers.
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B.
Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat
"Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat" is a nonfiction investigative book that chronicles a landmark 1993 E. coli food poisoning outbreak and its profound impact on U.S. food safety regulations and the fast-food industry.
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C.
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that critiques industrial agriculture, corporate control of seeds and food systems, and their impacts on farmers, biodiversity, and food sovereignty.
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D.
Good Eats
Good Eats is a popular television cooking show created and hosted by Alton Brown that blends culinary instruction with science, humor, and quirky storytelling.
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E.
Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America
"Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America" is a nonfiction book by Arianna Huffington that critiques the collusion between big business and government and its damaging impact on American democracy and the middle class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Eric Schlosser ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Burger King
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McDonald’s ⓘ Taco Bell ⓘ environmental impacts of fast food ⓘ food safety standards ⓘ industrial meatpacking practices ⓘ low-wage labor practices ⓘ marketing to children ⓘ |
| examines |
agricultural policy
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corporate influence on regulation ⓘ foodborne illness outbreaks ⓘ franchising model ⓘ immigrant labor in food industry ⓘ meatpacking industry ⓘ obesity epidemic ⓘ rise of fast food chains in America ⓘ supply chains of fast food companies ⓘ worker safety in meatpacking plants ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Richard Linklater ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focusesOn | United States fast food industry ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative journalism
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Fast Food Nation (film)
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linked to:
Fast Food Nation
|
| hasISBN | 978-0-395-97789-7 ⓘ |
| influenced |
consumer attitudes toward fast food
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public debate on food policy ⓘ |
| inspired |
Fast Food Nation (film)
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linked to:
Fast Food Nation
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing criticism of fast food industry
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raising awareness of food system issues ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| subject |
American culture
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fast food industry ⓘ food safety ⓘ globalization ⓘ labor conditions ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
late 20th century
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turn of the 21st century ⓘ |
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linked to: Fast Food Nation