Faux_Pseudo wrote:
> _.-In rec.food.cooking, Bob (this one) wrote the following -._
>
>>>>If they added anything to the beef patties, they'd have to declare it.
>>>>It's the law. And they're not stupid enough to try to sneak it by; the
>>>>public reaction would be overwhelming.
>>>
>>>McDonalds has a history of not declairing all of the additives to their
>>>products. There have been at least two cases I can think of were beef
>>>tallow was included in their fries or in the oil and it wasn't
>>>declared.
>>
>>Doesn't sound like you're too sure what you're on about.
>
> I apologize. I was operating under the assumption based on your
> previous post that you liked to stay informed and therefore paid
> attention to the news.
I do. Just not the hysterical popular press that more often than not
colors the "news" more than reporting it.
The sub-head of the article you cited says:
"CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- And another thing about McDonald's fries:
They're not gluten-free." But they are. And later in the article they
mention it.
MSNBC provided essentially the same article, but headed it: "McDonald's
fries contain allergens" And later in the article, contradict themselves.
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11326937/>
Take a look at how the consuming public interprets the inaccuracies and
compounds the hysteria:
<http://www.topix.net/forum/health/TARKGAKNHEQD082PK>
> So let me clear up the way I sound with some facts for you to digest.
Shoulda started there.
> Circa 3 weeks ago:
> http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/15/mcdonald.s.fries.ap/index.html
> 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.
Couple things. Just because it comes from wheat doesn't mean it contains
gluten, as the article explains. Likewise "derivatives" from milk and
the allergenic components. The fact is that they've been telling the
truth, as the article further says. There are no allergens in the
products. "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."
Some other perspectives:
<http://tinyurl.com/g2y2j>
> 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.
This was a stupid move on their part. They did the classic CYA move that
almost always backfires: They said they were working on changing it and
would try to do it quickly. No deadlines. But a decade is a bit much. I
agree that they were at fault.
> <snip of your goal post moving>
Peddle that someplace else. Disagreement is merely that.
Pastorio
