ERIC Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and one of the guest speakers at the successful USA Slow Food Nation three-day event, has written an article in The Nation. His thoughtful and incisive comments are a reminder for what can be honestly overlooked. ‘Largely missing…was a group of people who will ultimately determine whether this movement gains importance beyond the Bay area; the workers who harvest, process and serve the food we eat,’ writes Schlosser. According to comments from Raj Patel, who was also present and one of the guest speakers, Schlosser was the only person who demanded that labour be treated with dignity. Schlosser talks about the admirable 12-point ‘Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture’ that was signed by most of the panelists present, and of the consensus that emerged that what had been previously considered a slogan – ‘slow food’ – was now a genuine social movement.,