Macomb, IL – A Cargill spokesman outlined his problems with statements in the book "Fast Food Nation" in an appearance at WIU. Mark Klein is director of communications for the firm which owns the Excel packing plant, among others. Klein praised the "tinge of outrage" and writing style of Eric Schlosser. However, he qestioned some of the statistics given, and said the book contained no new charges against the meatpacking industry. Klein says there's sometimes a tendency in the media to take a formulaic approach to an issue and to view an issue involving corporate America as "David v. Goliath."
Spokesman Differs with 'Fast Food Nation'
