{"id":325739,"date":"2026-03-13T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eric-schlosser-why-the-real-cost-of-cheap-food-is-hidden\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:00:02","slug":"eric-schlosser-why-the-real-cost-of-cheap-food-is-hidden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eric-schlosser-why-the-real-cost-of-cheap-food-is-hidden\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Schlosser: Why the real cost of cheap food is hidden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_hL_5LgtSLw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Schlosser: Why the real cost of cheap food is hidden\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_hL_5LgtSLw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Eric Schlosser is an investigative journalist and author whose work has fundamentally changed how we think about what we eat. Fast Food Nation was a landmark book that exposed the abuse of animals and the exploitation of workers at the heart of America&#8217;s food industry. Now, 25 years after it was first published, Schlosser says he is astonished that not only has the industry failed to improve, in many ways it has gotten worse. And yet, despite this, he still believes change is possible.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Eric Schlosser about the hidden economics of food, the political power of the industry, the contradictions between public health advice and government policy, and what meaningful reform of the food system might look like.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s says food safety is a &quot;top priority and long-standing commitment&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Schlosser is an investigative journalist and author whose work has fundamentally changed how we think about what we eat. Fast Food Nation was a landmark book that exposed the abuse of animals and the exploitation of workers at the heart of America&#8217;s food industry. 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