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In 2001, Eric Schlosser's book Fast Food Nation included criticism of the business practices of McDonald's. Among the critiques were allegations that McDonald's (along with other companies within the fast food industry) uses its political influence to increase its profits at the expense of people's health and the social conditions of its workers.
Moves by major U.S. fast-food chains to temporarily scrub fresh onions off their menus on Thursday, after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's, laid ...
It would be an understatement to say that McDonald's is a fast-food powerhouse. Mickey D's is the world's largest restaurant chain, with more than 40,000 locations operating in more than 100 countries
The Quarter Pounder is important to the McDonald's menu — and to its brand more broadly. Menu "classics" like the Quarter Pounder have made up a bulk of food sales in top McDonald's markets in ...
Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker.Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he claimed to consume only McDonald's food, although he later disclosed he was also drinking heavy amounts of alcohol.
The fall 2013 issue of Ms. promotes the need for higher fast food worker wages.. Criticism of fast food includes claims of negative health effects, animal cruelty, cases of worker exploitation, children-targeted marketing and claims of cultural degradation via shifts in people's eating patterns away from traditional foods.
The McDonald's Quarter Pounder has been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak across 10 states. The fast-food chain overhauled its famous burger in 2018 — then reported a surge in sales.. Now ...
McDonald's has been involved in a number of lawsuits and other legal cases in the course of the fast food chain's 70-year history. Many of these have involved trademark issues, most of which involving the "Mc" prefix, but McDonald's has also launched a defamation suit which has been described as "the biggest corporate PR disaster in history".