Note to fast-food chains: Razor blades are not garnish

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It’s been a rough week for the fast-food industry. First Fast Food Nation author and McDonald’s detractor Eric Schlosser appears on the Today Show to promote his kids book, Chew on This, for hungry pre-teens who might be considering upgrading to the double quarter pounder with cheese. Then, a cashier at Checker’s Drive-In is accused of hurling boiling grease at a rude customer in Philadelphia. (We hope the client executives are less draconian, Amalgamated.) And yesterday, a customer at a Rally’s Hamburgers restaurant in Northern Indiana said a razor

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