Guest guest Posted May 25, 2001 Report Share Posted May 25, 2001 For any UK list members. The article in the Times today, states that this does not apply to fries in the UK. Cross contamination is another issue. Pamela Mc's french fries A neighbor called me last night to tell me about a news story re Mc's french fries. The web site is www.click2houston.com. Click on the healthbeat icon near the top right. I do not know exactly what this means to those on the GFCF diet. We have been using 2 capsules of Serenaid or Enzymaid with the fries because we found that while the fries are segregated, the oil is combined and strained/contaminated. > > > Mc's Apologizes For French Fry > Confusion > > Hindus, Vegetarians Angry About Beef Content In > Fries > > OAK BROOK, Illinois, 2:06 p.m. EDT May 24, 2001 -- > Mc's says it's sorry for any confusion surrounding the > beef flavoring in its U.S. french fries. > > The practice prompted a lawsuit > this month by some Hindus and > vegetarians in Seattle. Both groups > don't eat beef. > > The apology was posted on the > fast food chain's Web site. It > apologized for any confusion to > customers. > > Mc's has acknowledged that > a small amount of beef flavoring is > added to its french fries during > potato processing before they're > shipped to restaurants in the U.S. > > The move surprised some vegetarians because Mc's > announced in 1990 that its restaurants would no longer use > beef fat in cooking french fries and that only pure vegetable > oil would be used. > > But Mc's says that it never claimed the fries it sells in > the U.S. are vegetarian. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2001 Report Share Posted May 25, 2001 A neighbor called me last night to tell me about a news story re Mc's french fries. The web site is www.click2houston.com. Click on the healthbeat icon near the top right. I do not know exactly what this means to those on the GFCF diet. We have been using 2 capsules of Serenaid or Enzymaid with the fries because we found that while the fries are segregated, the oil is combined and strained/contaminated. > > > Mc's Apologizes For French Fry > Confusion > > Hindus, Vegetarians Angry About Beef Content In > Fries > > OAK BROOK, Illinois, 2:06 p.m. EDT May 24, 2001 -- > Mc's says it's sorry for any confusion surrounding the > beef flavoring in its U.S. french fries. > > The practice prompted a lawsuit > this month by some Hindus and > vegetarians in Seattle. Both groups > don't eat beef. > > The apology was posted on the > fast food chain's Web site. It > apologized for any confusion to > customers. > > Mc's has acknowledged that > a small amount of beef flavoring is > added to its french fries during > potato processing before they're > shipped to restaurants in the U.S. > > The move surprised some vegetarians because Mc's > announced in 1990 that its restaurants would no longer use > beef fat in cooking french fries and that only pure vegetable > oil would be used. > > But Mc's says that it never claimed the fries it sells in > the U.S. are vegetarian. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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