more on the mcdonalds veggie law suit and the ensuing scandal

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McLibel Support Campaign / London Greenpeace 5 Caledonian Rd, London, N1 9DX,

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December 16th 2002

 

 

McDonald's US Veggie Law Suit Scandal and Controversy

 

Dear friends,

 

http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/releases/msc161202.html

 

We are circulating the statement/article in the link above to raise some very

serious questions about whether McDonald's, which was found to have lied to

vegetarians for years about beef in its fries, is now using a $10 million legal

settlement payout to try to manipulate sections of the vegetarian movement for

its own ends. The piece is very long, but I think in this case the more facts

and background the reader has the better. Judge for yourself.

 

Dave Morris

McLibel Defendant

 

ps. It may be thought that McDonald's strategy is to use the publicity around

the 'settlement' as a propaganda exercise to convince vegetarians to eat their

products. I have taken the liberty of enclosing (at the end of the article) a

statement we circulated last year - 'McDonald's and vegetarianism: Same old

exploitation'.

 

In solidarity,

 

McLibel Support Campaign

 

http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/releases/msc161202.html