[Trans Fat And Mcdonalds
Rancul Ratha
McDonald's World Famous Fries are made with premium potatoes such as the Russet Burbank and the Shepody. With 0g of trans fat per labeled serving, these epic fries are crispy and golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
Important Note :
At McDonald's, we take great care to serve quality, great-tasting menu items to our customers each and every time they visit our restaurants. We understand that each of our customers has individual needs and considerations when choosing a place to eat or drink outside their home, especially those customers with food allergies. As part of our commitment to you, we provide the most current ingredient information available from our food suppliers for the nine most common allergens as identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (eggs, dairy, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and sesame), so that our guests with food allergies can make informed food selections. However, we also want you to know that despite taking precautions, normal kitchen operations may involve some shared cooking and preparation areas, equipment and utensils, and the possibility exists for your food items to come in contact with other food products, including allergens. We encourage our customers with food allergies or special dietary needs to visit www.mcdonalds.com for ingredient information, and to consult their doctor for questions regarding their diet. If you have questions about our food, please reach out to us directly using our contact us forms.
Important Note :
At McDonald's, we take great care to serve quality, great-tasting menu items to our customers each and every time they visit our restaurants. We understand that each of our customers has individual needs and considerations when choosing a place to eat or drink outside their home, especially those customers with food allergies. As part of our commitment to you, we provide the most current ingredient information available from our food suppliers for the nine most common allergens as identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (eggs, dairy, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and sesame), so that our guests with food allergies can make informed food selections. However, we also want you to know that despite taking precautions, normal kitchen operations may involve some shared cooking and preparation areas, equipment and utensils, and the possibility exists for your food items to come in contact with other food products, including allergens. We encourage our customers with food allergies or special dietary needs to visit www.mcdonalds.com for ingredient information, and to consult their doctor for questions regarding their diet. Due to the individualized nature of food allergies and food sensitivities, customers' physicians may be best positioned to make recommendations for customers with food allergies and special dietary needs. If you have questions about our food, please reach out to us directly at mcdonalds.com/contact or 1-800-244-6227.
The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund on Monday filed a complaint with the Florida human rights commission on behalf of a 17-year-old woman who says that McDonald's refused to hire her because she is transgender.
Zikerria Bellamy applied online for a management position with a McDonald's restaurant in Orlando on July 10, according to TLDEF. On July 28, after managers learned that she is transgender, she received the voice message that can be heard below.
"It doesn't matter how many times you go down there," says the male voice. "You will not get hired. We do not hire faggots. You lied to me."
While no Florida law offers protections against discrimination based on gender identity, administrative agencies in the state have ruled that transgender people are protected by the state's human rights act prohibitions on sex and disability discrimination.
I injured my back 2 days before the meet, and everything went to hell from there. I tripped coming out of the blocks because I had no power at all. Still, 2 days after, EVERYTHING HURT. I figured that it could not ALL be radiating from my back.
Along with the fries, I drank gallons of water. I was already drinking lots of water, but not sure how much was ending up in my tissues. I do not eat much salt at all. In fact, almost none, now that I think about it.
Maybe I should look for a better consistent source of salt, like putting in on some fresh green pepper and eating it raw. Hmmm...there just seems to be something about those fries that my body needed...
Think about some of the prior TDF efforts for Lance, where it took 2 days (on IVs after cycling) to recover from dehydration from long hard days in particularly the Pyrenees. Think about the marathon guys and hyponatremia (slow, skinny marathoners who sweat a lot and end up dead because they sweat out so much electrolyte that their whole system gets totally out of whack).
Critics of the plan, including FDA advisor Dr. Carlos Camargo, have expressed concern that the 0.5 gram per serving threshold is too high to refer to a food as free of trans fat. This is because a person eating many servings of a product, or eating multiple products over the course of the day may still consume a significant amount of trans fat
The world's largest fast-food chain said Thursday that it had switched to a trans-fat-free cooking oil in all its U.S. and Canadian restaurants. McDonald's chief executive said french fries, hash browns and other fried foods are now cooked in a blend of canola, corn and soybean oil.
RENEE MONTAGNE, host: NPR's business news starts with McDonald's finally ditching all its trans-fat. The world's largest fastest food chain has announced that it has switched to non-trans-fat cooking oil in all its U.S. and Canadian restaurants. McDonald's chief executive said French fries, hash browns and other friend foods are now cooked in a blend of Canola, corn and soybean oil. Trans-fats are believed to increase the risk of heart disease and restaurant chains are under pressure to switch to different oil. McDonald's has been slower than others, partly out of a concern over taste.
Trans fatty acids (TFAs) are formed when liquid vegetable oils go through a chemical process called hydrogenation. Common in a range of food products - biscuits, chips, doughnuts, crackers - the hydrogenated vegetable fat is used by food processors because it is solid at room temperature and has a longer shelf life.
The group said by changing to the new reduced trans fat cooking oil, McDonald's sales will not be adversely affected, noting that Doritos snack brand saw strong growth driven by Doritos Salsa last year and the move to remove all trans fats.
In the lawsuit, BTF is asking the court to order that McDonald's take effective steps to inform its customers about its failure to make the change. BTF is also asking that McDonald's make the change to the new cooking oil as soon as possible, just as it promised and represented to the public.
In Europe and the US, food makers are under growing pressure from consumer groups to cut the trans fat content in food products. Last year Denmark became the first country in the world to ban trans fats from food products over fears these hydrogenated fats could contribute to heart disease. While the EU has yet to reach a position on the labelling of these artery-clogging fats, changes are likely as consumer bodies keep up the pressure for tougher labelling and call on industry to use alternatives.
The leading food company in the world said that their priority is to reduce the addition of TFAs into food products, pointing out that TFAs are also naturally present in relatively low levels in products containing full cream milk.
Kraft foods said earlier this year that it had launched a trans fat free version of its iconic Oreo biscuit. The move follows a court case against Kraft's owner Nabisco - which attracted massive media attention in the US - whereby BanTransFats called on the firm to remove the biscuits from sale because of the harm trans fats could cause to children.
The case was later withdrawn because the lawyer who filed the suit said the publicity surrounding the case accomplished what he set out to do: create awareness about the dangers of trans fat. Kraft is now leading the way in efforts to reduce trans fatty acids in food products.
CeCe McDonald (/ˌsiːˈsiː/; born May 26, 1989) is an African American trans woman and LGBTQ activist.[2][3][4] She came to national attention in June 2012 for accepting a plea bargain of 41 months for second-degree manslaughter of a man she stabbed after McDonald and her friends were assaulted in Minneapolis outside a bar near closing time.[5][6][7][8] The attack, a year prior, was widely seen as racist and transphobic, and became physical when McDonald was struck in the face by the man's friend with "an alcoholic drink" glass causing a bleeding gash that needed stitches.[9]
Her story got international attention including in May 2013 when an Ebony.com article about the case won the GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding Digital Journalism Article". She also received support from transgender activist and actress Laverne Cox, star of Orange Is the New Black, which includes story lines about trans women of color and hate crimes.[3][14] Cox says McDonald is the image she has of her OITNB character, Sophia Burset, and that she plays Burset as an homage to McDonald.[15] Cox also identifies with her experiences, "So many times I've ... been harassed, any of them could have escalated ... I very easily could be CeCe."[15]
McDonald was released in January 2014 after serving 19 months. She was profiled in Rolling Stone among other publications and included as part of Advocate's annual "40 Under 40" list.[16][17] FREE CeCe, a documentary about McDonald's experiences told through interviews by Laverne Cox, started production in December 2013.[18] The film centers on the attack on McDonald and her friends including the stabbing, her imprisonment, and violence experienced by trans women of color.[19] In August 2014 she was awarded the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Award by the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club.[12]
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