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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110104:19:11:00

I want to talk about the dangers of foodborne contaminants and scope with two people. eric schlosser is an investigative journalist and author of the 2001 book fast food nation. he co-wrote the movie of the same name. welcome to both of you erics. eric olson, let s start with you and talk about something that is on everybody s minds with every law that passes today and that is cost. some of the objection to this you would think everybody would agree you want more food safety. but there are some lawmakers objecting to this on the basis it s costly and not all that necessary. well, the cost of this are very modest. a minor investment compared to the cost of foodborn illness where you have 48 million getting sick over 1 hundred,000 hospitalized, 3,000 dying. that adds up to over $1 a ....

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