Mc Donalds French Fries Contain Beef!

Factual Questions
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So they said on the news yesterday. A minor amount of beef but enough to upset vegetarians & some religious types that can’t eat cows.

This story is also in the UK:
http://www.therevival.co.uk/news/mcdonalds_frechfries.htm

http://faridi.net/halal/mcdonaldsfries/

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010503/hl/vegetarian_1.html

Vegetarian Sues McDonald’s Over Meaty
Fries

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A vegetarian lawyer is claiming millions of dollars
in damages from McDonald’s Corp., accusing the fast food company in
a lawsuit of ``secretly’’ lacing its French fries with beef fat.

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How ironic. The fries have more meat in 'em than the burgers do. :smiley:

Seriously though, Mickey-D’s never said the fries were “vegetarian”. The switch to vegetable oil was a health issue, not a vegetarian or religious issue.

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Also covered in Great Debates

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=55315

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Oh and BTW, just so you know it was covered before in an other realm. :wink: I hit reply before sending this along.

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This isn’t a question, so I’m closing it.