Day 064 - 08 Dec 94 - Page 52
1 food is high in fat?
2 A. Yes, we do in the tables.
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4 Q. It is nowhere stated explicitly, is it?
5 A. I think that is pretty explicit. It is not spelt out
6 in words, if is what you are trying to say.
7
8 Q. Yes, that is what I am asking. Yes.
9 A. It is not spelt out in words. It does say "Fattier
10 foods should be eaten sparingly" and it does show the
11 amount of fat in each product.
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13 Q. If you look at the paragraph that you just read out,
14 "According to the expert, that means eating a good mix of
15 different types of foods, breads, cereals, potatoes, fruit
16 and vegetables, dairy products, etc., and meat are all
17 valuable foods providing plenty of nourishment", and then
18 on the following column: "Most of our menu is made from a
19 few basic natural ingredients, meat, fish, eggs, grain and
20 potatoes." The implication there is that your food is a
21 necessary part of the diet?
22 A. Well, I think all we are doing is stating the facts.
23 Most of our menu is made from the few basic natural
24 ingredients, meat, fish, eggs, grain and potatoes.
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26 Q. Is the implication intended to be that the type of foods
27 you get at McDonald's is a necessary part of the diet?
28 A. No.
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30 Q. It is not?
31 A. No, it is not. The customer has a choice and can
32 obtain those same products elsewhere if they wish to. You
33 do not have to come to McDonald's for those products.
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35 Q. "Quality is very important to us. We will only serve our
36 customers food of the highest standards of quality
37 nutrition, hygiene and food safety." You see that
38 paragraph?
39 A. Yes, I do.
40
41 Q. What do you mean by "We only serve our customers the food
42 of the highest standards of nutrition"?
43 A. I think that, as the tables clearly set out, our
44 products obtain the nutrients that people need in their
45 everyday life.
46
47 Q. With an excess of the nutrients that they need to eat less
48 of?
49 A. But that is OK as long as they balance it.
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51 Q. Underneath that you have got: "This includes our hamburgers
52 which are 100 per cent pure lean beef with no additives
53 whatsoever"?
54 A. Correct.
55
56 Q. Is that intended to convey to the customer that, "There is
57 really not much fat in our products at all"?
58 A. No.
59
60 Q. You are not trying to convey that?
