Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Hi, Everyone! I just wanted to comment that I wasn't saying McDonald's had no responsibility, just that I wasn't surprised. I do have a question though. If someone is ethically and/or religiously concerned enough to warrant a $6 million dollar lawsuit, then why did they not take the time to find out more information before eating the fries? Obviously, they DID find out that there was beef flavoring in the fries....but only after they ate them? I actually don't have all the information on what transpired, but it seems strange that they could find out, but only too late. There are also people trying to sue fast food restaurants for making them fat. If I have an ethical or religious reason for not eating a certain food item, I better be sure before I eat it. A fast food restaurant is probably not the best place to eat if you want to know what is in your food. What about the " Secret Sauce " !!!! LOL! BB. Laura H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 > If someone is ethically and/or religiously concerned enough > to warrant a $6 million dollar lawsuit, then why did they not take > the time to find out more information before eating the fries? > Well, Laura, as I understand it - from reading about it only - vegetarians and Hindus *did* ask McD's if their fries were cooked/prepared in lard or contained any animal products and they were told *no* so felt it was safe to eat. When a company says they cook in vegetable oil only, after you've asked, you're likely to believe them - especially if other places cook in vegetable oil, especially if you like fries ;=) After all, potatoes sound pretty well vegetarian to most people. Then I guess someone did a chemical analysis or whatever - I forget the details if I ever knew them. Maybe someone else can help me out here? As for suing McD's because you get fat, that does seem pretty ludicrous, I admit. Yet, since McD's has arrived in the world - all over the world - people have increased in size. Reading _Fast Food Nation_ again, I was struck aboout the statistics of obesity in countries where little had existed previously but which has recently acquired McD franchises. Think Beijing, Tokyo. But I totally agree. If I want to know what's in my food, I don't go fast food joints. Come to think of it, I don't ever go to fast food joints ;=) Everyone, however, doesn't have that choice. Imagine driving down the highway with a car full of kids, the car snacks and goodies have been finished up and the kids are hungry and you're cranky and you've got a way to go yet to be home and there are the golden arches - you'd think a McFish and fries (no matter how unhealthy) would at least be ethically safe for, say, a Hindu - especially if they advertise their fries as cooked in vegetable oil. Actually, that's how advertising works. We have to trust someone and we trust what we think we know. We read the ingredients on a package, yes, but we have to trust that the list includes everything (often it doesn't, but that's another topic). And I've rambled far too long about a company I never ever patronise - nor its look-alikes. best, pat PAT (In London, Ontario) Email List: townhounds- (townhounds/) Personal Email: SANTBROWN Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " Don't be afraid. Just start the tape. " - Anne Rice * " I don't do pawprints. " -- Snoopy ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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