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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-14-06 12:47 PM
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McDonald's: Fries Have Potential Allergens

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fit_mcdonald_s_fries;_ylt=ApiuQces_.06lUxfKhEUA6Ss0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--


Not long after disclosing that its french fries contain more trans fat than thought, McDonald's Corp. said Monday that wheat and dairy ingredients are used to flavor the popular menu item — an acknowledgment it had not previously made.

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McDonald's had said until recently that its fries were free of gluten and milk or wheat allergens and safe to eat for those with dietary issues related to the consumption of dairy items. But the fast-food company quietly added "Contains wheat and milk ingredients" this month to the french fries listing on its Web site.

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McDonald's director of global nutrition, Cathy Kapica, said its potato suppliers remove all wheat and dairy proteins, such as gluten, which can cause allergic reactions. But the flavoring agent in the cooking oil is a derivative of wheat and dairy ingredients, and the company decided to note their presence because of the FDA's stipulation that potential allergens be disclosed.

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The company paid $10 million in 2002 to settle a lawsuit by vegetarian groups after it was disclosed that its fries were cooked in beef-flavored oil despite the company's insistence in 1990 that it was abandoning beef tallow for pure vegetable oil.

Last February, it paid $8.5 million to settle a suit by a nonprofit advocacy group accusing the company of misleading consumers by announcing plans in September 2002 to change its cooking oil but then delaying the switch indefinitely within months. Reluctant to change the taste of a top-selling item, McDonald's has continued to maintain for the past three years that testing continues.
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bunch of greedy criminals helping big pharma earn big bucks on diabetic medicine and medicine for allergies.
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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-14-06 03:48 PM
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-14-06 03:50 PM
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2. what sucks most about McDonald's fries...
Edited on Tue Feb-14-06 03:50 PM by FLDem5
is that, being a vegetarian - I can't eat them.

Freakin' FRIED POTATOES and salt - that is all they're supposed to be - and they have to spray beef stuff all over them.

WTF?? I will never get that.
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