Fresno Bee, 53
Frey, William H., 64
FTC. See Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
FUBU, 82
Fujita, Den, 231, 323n
FutureCall, 81
Gallegos, Sandra, 193–94
Gap Inc., 5, 59, 78, 97
GapKids, 97
Gas chromatography, 124, 301n
General Accounting Office, 102
General Dynamics, 39
General Electric, 39
General Motors, 16, 94
Gepetto Group, 231
Gerba, Charles, 221
German Democratic Republic. See East Germany
Germany, 227, 231–32, 249–52, 276n, 322n
GFI America, Inc., 162, 163
Giardia lamblia, 203
Gingrich, Newt, 210
GIPSA (Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration), 137
Givaudan, 121
Glenn & Anderson, 156
Glickman, Dan, 213, 214
GNC Packing, 259
Godbout, Clement, 77
Godfather’s Pizza, 92
Goebbels, Joseph, 226
Golden arches: and Christian cross, 4, 276–77n; design of, 20; Freudian importance of, 98. See also McDonald’s Corporation
Goldstein, Oscar, 41
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 27, 228, 234, 236–39
Göring, Hermann, 226
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), 137
Gramm, Phil, 210
Gramm, Wendy Lee, 210
GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe), 125
Great Britain. See United Kingdom
Greece, 244
Greeley, Horace, 150
Greeley, Colo., 150–51, 266
Green Burrito, 26, 27
Greenberg, Jack, 229
Greenberg, Jerald, 84
Greenpeace, 245–49. See also London Greenpeace
Gregory, Michael, 212
Grinding It Out (Kroc), 36
Groppel, Jack, 107
Gumby Pizza, 98
Haarman & Reimer, 121
Haber, Heinz, 39, 283n
HACCP. See Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
Hallmark Entertainment, 48
Hamburger: consumption of, 6, 277n; demographics of hamburger eaters, 315n; development of, 197–98; as national dish, 198; and obesity, 242–3. See also Cattle industry; E. coli; Meatpacking industry; and specific fast food companies
Hamburger Helper, 124
Hamburger University, 31, 230
Handicapped people, 70
Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor, 98
Happy Meals, and marketing, 47–48, 242, 262
Hardee’s, 27, 241
Harding, Lee, 193–94, 200, 211
Harper, Charles “Mike,” 159, 163
Harvard University Medical School, 140, 301n
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), 208, 215, 216, 222
Healthy Choice, 159
Health insurance, 160, 161, 162, 257
Heart disease, 195, 242
Heavenly Flavors, 121
Hebrew National, 159
Hefferman, William, 120
Hefley, Joel, 186
Heinz, Margaret, 14–15
Hell’s Angels, 21
Helms, Jesse, 210
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), 199–200
Heritage Foundation, 102
Hernandez-Gonzalez, Salvador, 178
Heston, Charlton, 105
Hewlett Packard, 62
Hi-Fries, 130
High-Level Precision Bombing, 38
Hightower, Jim, 5
Hill, James O., 240
Hiring practices, 70–72
Hispanics. See Latinos
Hitler, Adolph, 226
Hitler Youth, 226
HIV, 196
Hobbytown USA, 5
Hogan, David Gerard, 197
Hoiles, R. C., 63
Holland. See Netherlands
Hollywood Reporter, 48
Holman, Currier J., 153, 154, 155, 164
Holmgren, Paul, 93
Home Depot, 92
Homeless shelters, 163
Hoover, Herbert, 63
Hoover Dam, 235
Hormones, 263
Hot Dog on a Stick, 98
House Un-American Activities Committee, 36–37
Houston Chronicle, 52, 72
Hudson Foods, 194–95, 200, 211, 213, 215, 314n
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 196
Hunt’s, 159
HUS (hemolytic uremic syndrome), 199–200
Hygiene, 201–2, 203, 329n
IBP. See Iowa Beef Packers (IBP)
Idaho, 8, 117–18
IFA (International Franchise Association), 98, 101
IFF(International Flavors & Fragrances), 121–29
Ilitch, Mike, 94
Illegal immigrants. See Immigrants
Illinois, 31
Immigrants, 70–71, 160–63, 174, 176
Immigration and Naturalization Service, 162
I’m OK — You’re OK, 74
In-N-Out Burger, 259–60, 327–28n
Independent contractors, 176, 310–11n
India, 230, 231, 244, 276n
Indonesia, 230
Inflammatory bowel disease, 195
Injuries: amputations, 185; carpal tunnel syndrome, 187; cumulative trauma injuries, 173, 185, 310n; and fast food industry, 83; lawsuits concerning, 181; and meatpacking industry, 172–90, 264–65, 309–10n; and poultry industry, 186, 310n; and public assistance, 185; tendinitis, 173; underreporting of, 175, 179–81, 310n; and unions, 184; and working conditions, 264–65. See also Crime
Inland Empire, 25
Insta-Burger King, 22, 24. See also Burger King
Insurance, health, 160, 161, 162, 257
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), 121–29, 299n
International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, 236
International Franchise Association (IFA), 98, 101
International Greenpeace, 245. See also London Greenpeace
Internet, 45, 146, 260
Interstate highway system, 8, 22, 64, 154
Iowa, 16, 101
Iowa Beef Packers (IBP): and bribing union officials, 155; and Canadian beef industry, 230; and cleaning crews, 177, 310–11; deceptive practices of, 166, 179–81, 206; emissions violations of, 164–65; and employee turnover, 161; and food safety, 319n; and “IBP revolution,” 151, 173; and illegal immigrants, 162; and industry standards, 174–75; and injury reporting, 175, 264; and knife-sharpening, 173; lawsuits against, 182–83; and meat contamination, 203, 213–14; and meatpacking industry consolidation, 8, 137–38; and Midland, 143; and migrant labor, 162; and organized crime, 154–55, 306n; and OSHA, 183, 311n; and outrail policy, 216–17, 319n; and profit margins, 174; and safety, 182–83, 206; and sexual harassment, 176; and Small Business Administration (SBA), 164; steam pasteurization system, 216; tax breaks from Nebraska, 164; and unions, 158, 162, 174; and wages, 306n; worker deaths at, 178, 311n; worker profiles at, 165; and workers’ compensation, 184
Ireland, 243
Ireland, Andy, 101
Irradiation, 217–18
Italy, 242
Jack in the Box: competition of, 24; and critics of fast food industry, 237–38; and E. coli, 198–99, 207, 214, 221, 263; and food safety, 208–10; franchisee treatment by, 99; and minimum wage, 73
Japan, 242, 276n
Jaspin, Elliot, 212
Jefferson, Thomas, 8, 114
Jenny Craig International, 97
Jiffy-Lube, 5
Jim Henson Company, 48
Joe Camel, 43
John Morrell, 180, 206
Jones, Regina, 75
Journal of Dentistry for Children, 54