Hamburger chef Jamie Oliver has won his long-fought battle
against one of the largest fast food chains in the world – McDonalds. After Oliver
showed how McDonald’s hamburgers are made, the franchise finally announced that
it will change its recipe.
Oliver repeatedly explained to the public, over several
years – in documentaries, television shows and interviews – that the fatty
parts of beef are “washed” in ammonium hydroxide and used in the filling of the
burger. Before this process, according to the presenter, the food is deemed
unfit for human consumption. According to the chef and hamburger
enthusiast, Jamie Oliver, who has undertaken a war against the fast food
industry, “Basically, we’re taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest
way for dogs, and after this process, is being given to human beings.”
Besides the low quality of the meat, the ammonium hydroxide
is harmful to health. Oliver famously coined this the “the pink slime process.” [See video below]
“Why would any sensible human being put meat filled with
ammonia in the mouths of their children?” Oliver asked.
In one of his colorful demonstrations, Oliver demonstrates
to children how nuggets are made. After selecting the best parts of the
chicken, the remains (fat, skin and internal organs) are processed for these
fried foods.
In reply to all of the bad press this process has received
from Oliver, the company Arcos Dorados, the franchise manager for McDonalds in
Latin America, said such a procedure is not practiced in their region.
The
same, it should be noted, applies to the product in Ireland and the UK,
where they use meat from local suppliers.
In the United States, however, Burger King and Taco Bell had
already abandoned the use of ammonia in their products. The food industry uses
ammonium hydroxide as an anti-microbial agent in meats, which has allowed
McDonald’s to use otherwise “inedible meat.”
Most disturbing of all is the horrifying fact that because
ammonium hydroxide is considered part of the “component in a production
procedure” by the USDA, consumers may not know when the chemical is in their
food.
On the official website of McDonald’s, the company claims
that their meat is cheap because, while serving many people every day, they are
able to buy from their suppliers at a lower price, and offer the best quality
products. But if “pink slime” was really the “best quality” that McDonalds can
muster in the US, then why were they able do better in Latin America and
Europe? More to the point, why can they apparently do better now in the United
States?
These questions remains unanswered by the franchise which
has denied that the decision to change the recipe is related to Jamie Oliver’s
campaign. On the site, McDonald’s has admitted that they have abandoned the
beef filler from its burger patties.
See also The Truth About McDonalds And Coca-Cola.
See also The Truth About McDonalds And Coca-Cola.
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