: : ANYONE WHO HAS INFO ON McDONALDS AND ALL THE CRAP THEY STAND FOR, SEND IT TO US!!!!!!!!!! WE WANT TO EXPOSE THEIR LIES AND DECEPTIONS, AND TO FIND OUT WHAT IS REALLY IN THERE BURGERS!!!!!: : ----------------
: ITS CALLED 100% PURE AUSTALIAN BEEF YOU DILL PICKLE! cant you read the wrapper! a GOVERNMENT HEALTH / QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR CAN!!!
A McDonald's 'fact' on 100% pure beef is::
"McDonald's meat patties are 100% pure beef, with no additives whatsoever. All the meat, which is locally produced, is prepared and packaged at our own meat plants.
"In addition to inspections carried out before the beef arrives at the plant, McDonald's undertakes 36 separate quality control checks on every batch. McDonald's uses only the best cuts of prime forequarter and flank meat, which is probably leaner than the minced beef you will find in some butcher's shops. Also, because we griddle our meat, there is no extra fat added during cooking, just a little salt to season."
A dietary breakdown fact of this 100% Pure beef is:
PER PORTION
Energy:
(kcalories)486
(kJoules)2034
Protein:
(grams)25.8
CARBOHYDRATE
(grams)36.7
Of which sugars
(grams)6.9
FAT
(grams)26.2
Of which Saturates
(grams)12.6
SODIUM (salt)
(grams)0.9
FIBRE
(grams)3.7
Then of course there's the water content, roughly in the region of:
circa 45%.
Then again you could look at it like this:
(taken from Neal Barnard's evidence in the McLibel Trial):
" according to Bowes and Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used (1989) by J.A.T. Pennington, 55% of the calories in a Big Mac come from fat, along with 83 mg of cholesterol. For a cheeseburger, fat content is 45%, with 41 mg of cholesterol. French fries are 47%, while a hamburger is 39% fat and holds 29 mg of cholesterol."
So this 100% pure beef product takes on a whole new meaning really doesn't it! Fatty, watery and containing salt - it may be 100% beef but it's also 100% pure con cos the implication is that it is NOT harmful that it must be the best of the deceased beast and so actually good for you - break it all down and this lean, mean meaty product is, as certain people make out, a recipe for a death burger.
Also, as to the:
"McDonald's undertakes 36 separate quality control checks on every batch"
Well then perhaps someone might be able to shed light on HOW e.coli has plagued McDonald's in both the States and the UK (outbreaks in Preston, UK and Michigan, USA) - and these are only the REPORTED ones - aswell as untold reports of food poisoning throughout its stores worldwide (for proof just read the alt.mcdonalds list or the alt.food.mcdonalds. list - the ref's to stores to avoid is amazing).
Also from the McLibel Trial we have the following from James Erlichman (Consumer correspondent for The Guardian), the evidence was presented from research he conducted into McDonald's food preparation etc:
"McFact:
Only prime cuts of lean forequarter and flank are used for McDonald's 100 per cent pure beef hamburgers."
"Well, yes...sort of. The truth, reluctantly conceded by a McDonald's spokeswoman, is that some of their burger beef comes from "spent" dairy cows - older animals which are killed becasue they are past their birthing and milking best. And according to the Ministry of Agriculture, the word "prime" has no precise meaning in food law.
"Nothing wrong with eating old dairy cows, as such. You could even say that every old mum you eat spares a younger animal from the same fate... at least, for a little while. But does the meat really deserve the appellation prime?
"And lean? Absolutely! Those who have been to a dairy farm will know just how lean old Daisy is after years of calving and making milk. The McDonald's spokewoman said the dairy mothers used by McDonald's are never more than five years old.
"Animals reared for beef are normally slaughtered after just two years."
Either way, look at the facts before trying to jump down someones throat with what you believe to be 'truths' - all you are doing is spouting the words of McDonald's and who in their right minds would believe a company talking about their own health, nutrition and safety policy? Perhaps a clown ...
None.
