Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?flok=FF-APO-1110 & idq=/ff/story/ 0001%2F20040708%2F2322023368.htm & sc=1110 & photoid=20040623IZM01D McDonald's Sued Over Its French Fries SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - McDonald's Corp. was hit with a lawsuit Thursday accusing the fast-food giant of failing to reduce fat in the cooking oil used in its french fries and other foods. Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's pledged in September 2002 to switch to a lower-fat oil by February, 2003. The suit, filed in federal court on behalf of a California woman, says McDonald's has not disclosed ``to the public in an effective manner that it had not switched to a new, healthier cooking oil.'' The restaurant chain had announced it planned to cut the trans fat levels in its fried foods. But McDonald's has delayed the plan, citing concerns of product quality and customer satisfaction. McDonald's spokeswoman Lisa Howard said the company could not comment on the complaint's specific allegations because it had not seen the lawsuit. Howard said McDonald's has reduced trans fatty acid levels in its McNuggets and other chicken dishes. ``In February 2003, we made a broad public statement that the change in our cooking oil was taking longer than anticipated and would be delayed,'' she said. ``We continue to work hard to achieve our ambitious goals for reduction of TFAs in our cooking oil.'' Heart-clogging trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil - a process called hydrogenation. 07/08/04 23:22 As fuzzy logic theorist Bart Kosko has said: " Biology is not destiny. It was never more than tendency. It was just nature's first quick and dirty way to compute with meat. Chips are destiny. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 I find this most interesting. I don't know why I feel the need to comment, but here goes..... 30 years ago I came back from South America after having lived down there for many years and before returning to college I got a job at Hunt Wesson, which at that time had the KFC contract, but had recently lost 1/3 of it to another company. which undercut their price slightly. They did this by adding silicon to the oil which allowed it to be used longer before having to be drained. Can you imagine SILICONE IN YOUR OIL AND GETTING INTO YOUR BODY!!!! I was just a kid, but I was in charge of frying fish and french friees in different types of oils and chemists would test the differences in an attempt to modify the Hunt Wesson oil so that it could be used longer. I got a chance to see the hydrogenization process up close and personal. BELIEVE ME IF YOU SAW IT YOU NEVER AND I MEAN NEVER WOULD LET THAT STUFF IN YOUR BODY!! Nevertheless, In regards to these tupes of lawsuits I feel it is cavet emptor ( let the buyer beware). One of my favorit3 expressions is.. " Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness " !!!! Being aware of what you put into your body is one of the most important things in life, if not the most important!! I wish you all love and peace MARK The Stewarts <stews9 wrote:http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?flok=FF-APO-1110 & idq=/ff/story/ 0001%2F20040708%2F2322023368.htm & sc=1110 & photoid=20040623IZM01D McDonald's Sued Over Its French Fries SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - McDonald's Corp. was hit with a lawsuit Thursday accusing the fast-food giant of failing to reduce fat in the cooking oil used in its french fries and other foods. Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's pledged in September 2002 to switch to a lower-fat oil by February, 2003. The suit, filed in federal court on behalf of a California woman, says McDonald's has not disclosed ``to the public in an effective manner that it had not switched to a new, healthier cooking oil.'' The restaurant chain had announced it planned to cut the trans fat levels in its fried foods. But McDonald's has delayed the plan, citing concerns of product quality and customer satisfaction. McDonald's spokeswoman Lisa Howard said the company could not comment on the complaint's specific allegations because it had not seen the lawsuit. Howard said McDonald's has reduced trans fatty acid levels in its McNuggets and other chicken dishes. ``In February 2003, we made a broad public statement that the change in our cooking oil was taking longer than anticipated and would be delayed,'' she said. ``We continue to work hard to achieve our ambitious goals for reduction of TFAs in our cooking oil.'' Heart-clogging trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil - a process called hydrogenation. 07/08/04 23:22 As fuzzy logic theorist Bart Kosko has said: " Biology is not destiny. It was never more than tendency. It was just nature's first quick and dirty way to compute with meat. Chips are destiny. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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