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Bias/OR

This article has a good deal of bias and lacks counter arguments to offset said bias. Additionally, there a some biased words (weasel words) that disrupt the neutrality of the article. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 20:33, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It also seems to be more of a criticism of the livestock practices associated with fast food instead of the industry itself. 173.79.233.238 (talk) 22:35, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Under the topic "Food Poisoning Risk" The fact that most fast food restaurants cook their foods in beef tallow should be stated. ^[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twest14 (talk • contribs) 19:14, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I stated that the American Heart Association says that we should consume about 16 grams of saturated fats per day.^[2]74.87.193.254 (talk) 18:59, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to add a section titled, "Consumer Responsibilty" because this article seems to blame the fast food industries for the consumers problems. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twest14 (talk • contribs)

Childeren do not have a cognitive defenses against marketing, so this makes them targeted more by fast food industries. ^[3]74.87.193.254 (talk) 19:38, 4 October 2013 (UTC) Revised my section "Consumer Responsibility" and made it neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.87.193.254 (talk) 19:25, 25 October 2013 (UTC) Going to state that Mcdonalds is going to offer healthier options in the section titled,"Health based criticism". That being said, other fast food chains may follow.^[4] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twest14 (talk • contribs) 20:22, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Merge

Fast food worker strikes→Criticism of fast food

I am proposing that the four or five sentence article Fast food worker strikes be merged into this one as part of the labor criticisms section. That one is over referenced to multiple small sources with a huge amount of link rot. While the event received a great deal of press coverage when it happened, the 24-hour news cycle has moved on (WP:Recentism. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 07:48, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support. The article isn't really about any specific ff strike, but strikes in general. I think that this could be summed up into a few sentences/paragraph and added into this article. This isn't really a huge article, so there's no need for a spinoff at this point in time. If one of the strikes becomes so overwhelmingly notable that it merits its own article, then we can un-redirect. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 08:51, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, because Criticism of fast food is based upon criticism of overall nutritional content, health risks and negative effects of fast food. The proposed merge target has little to do with the content within the Fast food worker strikes article about fast food workers striking to improve their working conditions. The only mention is in the lead, "cases of worker exploitation". Since there's currently nothing else in Criticism of fast food that covers labor strikes among fast food workers, I feel that this is an inferior choice to merge to at this time. What's the rush for this merge? Perhaps allow more time to let the Fast food worker strikes article develop instead. Northamerica1000^(talk) 10:19, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose primarily per Northamerica1000. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:27, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This article does purport to discuss "cases of worker exploitation" in the fast food industry. If the merge is not performed, I think the articles' topics should be separated more clearly. QVVERTYVS (hm?) 15:52, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose While it is clear that something needs to be done with that article, merging here is not the right solution. Roccodrift (talk) 02:32, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

US bias

This article has a very strong bias towards the United States; all sources are American, and it even cites "the Department of Agriculture" without qualification, as if there's only one department of agriculture. Perhaps it should be renamed to reflect its topic more closely? QVVERTYVS (hm?) 13:57, 7 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Expanding

I think this article could be expanded by talking about the possible difficulties of cutting back on or cutting out fast food. I would look at the convenience or availablity of fast food conpared to heat and serve meals or even home cooked meals. Cost is also a possible venue; I usually feel a little cheated when I get fast food, moreso when I look up at the picture perfect sign/screen.Decepticon117 (talk) 00:55, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Consumer responsibility

This could be expanded by fast foods relation to weight gain. How do people gain/lose the weight. Your source seems like it wants to blame the industry, while the industry blames the individual. How do non US country relate to this? Decepticon117 (talk) 00:55, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

^ “Name That Fast Food” New York Times, 17 Dec. 1985. GALE. Web. 6 Sept. 2013.
^ SaturatedFats.NHC.22 Aug.2013.Web.9 Sept.2013
^ Brownell, Kelly."In Your Face: How The Food Industry Drives Us To Eat." Nutrition Action Health Letter 37.4(2010): MasterFILE Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013.
^ Morrison, Maureen. "McD's vow to promote healthful menu options puts pressure on rivals; Fast-food leader says it will offer salads instead of fries with value meals and push milk and fruit for Happy Meals in industry watershed." Advertising Age 30 Sept. 2013: 0006. General OneFile. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.

[1] “Name That Fast Food” New York Times, 17 Dec. 1985. GALE. Web. 6 Sept. 2013.

[2] SaturatedFats.NHC.22 Aug.2013.Web.9 Sept.2013

[3] Brownell, Kelly."In Your Face: How The Food Industry Drives Us To Eat." Nutrition Action Health Letter 37.4(2010): MasterFILE Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013.

[4] Morrison, Maureen. "McD's vow to promote healthful menu options puts pressure on rivals; Fast-food leader says it will offer salads instead of fries with value meals and push milk and fruit for Happy Meals in industry watershed." Advertising Age 30 Sept. 2013: 0006. General OneFile. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.

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 *'''Oppose''' primarily per Northamerica1000. '''[[User:Callanecc|Callanecc]]''' ([[User talk:Callanecc|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Callanecc|contribs]] • [[Special:Log/Callanecc|logs]]) 03:27, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
 *'''Comment''' This article does purport to discuss "cases of worker exploitation" in the fast food industry. If the merge is not performed, I think the articles' topics should be separated more clearly. [[User:Qwertyus|Q<small>VVERTYVS</small>]] <small>([[User talk:Qwertyus|hm?]])</small> 15:52, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
+*'''Oppose''' While it is clear that ''something'' needs to be done with that article, merging here is not the right solution.  [[User:Roccodrift|Roccodrift]] ([[User talk:Roccodrift|talk]]) 02:32, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
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