Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Dear Bhagavatas: FOR YOUR INFORMATION Here is a cutting from page 5c of Plain Dealer Newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio dated 3rd may 2001: Anbil Ramaswamy =============================================================== Associated Press SEATTLE - McDonald's Corp. has been accused in a lawsuit of using beef fat in the preparation of french fries more than a decade after saying it would cook its fries in vegetable oil. The law suit for unspecified damages was filed on behalf of two Hindus who don't eat meat and one Non-Hindu vegetarian Tuesday in King County Superior Court by attorney Harish Bharati, who said he believes the case is the first such suit in the United States. He asked that the case be certified as a class action on behalf of any vegetarian who ate McDonald's fries after 1990 in the belief that they contained no meat. The law suit says McDonald's "intentionally failed to publicly disclose its continued use of beef tallow in the {french fry} cooking process under the guise of 'natural flavor'" McDonald's announced in 1990 that its restaurants no longer would use beef fat in making french fries and that it would use only pure vegetable oil. The Oak Brook, III. based fast-food chain released a written statement yesterday saying it never claimed the fries it sells in the United States are vegetarian. The statement said the recipe for the fries uses ' a miniscule trace of beef flavoring, not tallow". Tallow is essentially shortening made from beef fat. McDonald's adds a small amount of beef extract while potatoes are being cooked, the company said. _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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