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- 61. I hear that the meat in your burgers is 80% cow genetalia because you sell off the decent meat to supermarkets and keep what should be waste to use in your restaraunts and that the remaining substance is ground hooves/gristle and mucas. If you deny this I would like solid proof. Many thanks
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What you’ve heard isn’t true. McDonald’s uses only 100% beef from whole cuts of forequarter and flank (similar to the mince you’d buy in the supermarket). The company is also able to track exactly which farms the beef comes from, and how the animals were reared. As you are interested solid proof, then you might want to follow the Quality Scouts programme on this web site. Quality Scouts are members of the public who’ve volunteered to visit McDonald’s farms and suppliers to see first hand how the animals are reared and the food is made. The Make up Your Own Mind web site is posting their photo diaries and giving you the opportunity to send in the questions you want them to ask.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 62. WHATS THE PERCENTAGE OF MEAT IN YOUR BURGERS?
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100 percent beef.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 63. where do the cow udders go to?
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Cow udders are not used by McDonald’s in its burgers. McDonald’s only uses the whole cuts of forequarter and flank beef (the front shoulders and sides) in its burgers.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 64. What does '100% whole beef' actually mean? I really don't care if it comes from Kathmandu or the British Isles, I am slightly more concerned about what I am eating. Exactly what does NOT go to waste on your average McDonalds bound Aberdeen Angus?
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100 percent beef means that nothing other than whole cuts of the forequarter and flank (the front shoulders and sides) are used in McDonald’s burgers. And while McDonald’s uses the forequarter and flank portions of the cattle for its burgers, some of the UK’s leading supermarkets will use the rear of the same animal to supply their steaks keeping wastage to a necessary minimum.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 65. how old is the meat that is used on your burgers
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In the UK all cattle used for McDonald's burgers are under 30 months of age.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 66. is your food made out of left over bit of the animals??? :| !!
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All McDonald's hamburgers are made of beef. Nothing else. Just 100 percent beef, made from whole cuts of forequarter and flank (the same as a good mince you'd buy in the supermarket). All McDonald's adds is a pinch of salt and pepper after cooking. Similarly, the chicken products are made with white meat chicken breast, plus the crispy coating on the outside. None of the chicken or beef products use off cuts or mechanically reclaimed parts.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 67. where do u get ur beef from?
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McDonald's only uses whole cuts of forequarter and flank of 100 percent beef. McDonald’s UK source nearly all the meat from farmers in the UK and Ireland. McDonald's has a policy to source the beef locally wherever possible and last year over 16,000 British and Irish farmers supplied us with beef. In times of particularly high demand the company also source from farms in the European Union. Any overseas suppliers of course meet or exceed the stringent quality standards McDonald's sets as done for those in the UK.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 68. what kind of beef do you use?
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McDonald's only uses whole cuts of forequarter and flank of 100 percent beef. McDonald’s UK source nearly all the meat from farmers in the UK and Ireland. McDonald's has a policy to source the beef locally wherever possible and last year over 16,000 British and Irish farmers supplied us with beef. In times of particularly high demand the company also source from farms in the European Union. Any overseas suppliers of course meet or exceed the stringent quality standards McDonald's sets as done for those in the UK.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 69. Are there any offal and/or undesirable meat such as connecting tissue or spinal cords present in your food?
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All McDonald's hamburgers are made of beef. Nothing else. Just 100 percent beef, made from whole cuts of forequarter and flank (the same as a good mince you'd buy in the supermarket). All McDonald's adds is a pinch of salt and pepper after cooking. Similarly, the chicken products are made with white meat chicken breast, plus the crispy coating on the outside. None of the chicken or beef products use off cuts or mechanically reclaimed parts.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 70. is it 100% true that your bugers contain 100% beef and nothing else? and how do we know this is ?
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McDonald's only uses whole cuts of forequarter and flank of 100 percent beef. McDonald’s UK source nearly all the meat from farmers in the UK and Ireland. McDonald's has a policy to source the beef locally wherever possible and last year over 16,000 British and Irish farmers supplied us with beef. In times of particularly high demand the company also source from farms in the European Union. All these farms produce to the same industry leading standards, and McDonald’s is able to trace exactly which farms our beef comes from, the farmers' names and how the animals were reared.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 71. The words 'we use prime bits of beef' is often flaunted, is any of the meat mechanically recovered? Rumour has it that eyelids, lips, toes etc are all used and included in the 'prime bit of beef' burgers. Is there any truth in this?
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McDonald's only uses whole cuts of forequarter and flank of 100 percent beef. McDonald’s UK source nearly all the meat from farmers in the UK and Ireland. McDonald's has a policy to source the beef locally wherever possible and last year over 16,000 British and Irish farmers supplied us with beef. In times of particularly high demand the company also source from farms in the European Union. Any overseas suppliers of course meet or exceed the stringent quality standards McDonald's sets as done for those in the UK.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 72. is the beef used in your burgers of a high quality?
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McDonald's only uses whole cuts of forequarter and flank of 100 percent beef. McDonald’s UK source nearly all the meat from farmers in the UK and Ireland. McDonald's has a policy to source the beef locally wherever possible and last year over 16,000 British and Irish farmers supplied us with beef. In times of particularly high demand the company also source from farms in the European Union. Any overseas suppliers of course meet or exceed the stringent quality standards McDonald's sets as done for those in the UK.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 73. is the meat that u use lyk the meat thats grounded of the cows head to be called '100% beef'? id like to see u answer that one correctly and still call it 100% beef.
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McDonald's only uses whole cuts of forequarter and flank of 100 percent beef. McDonald’s UK source nearly all the meat from farmers in the UK and Ireland. McDonald's has a policy to source the beef locally wherever possible and last year over 16,000 British and Irish farmers supplied us with beef. In times of particularly high demand the company also source from farms in the European Union. Any overseas suppliers of course meet or exceed the stringent quality standards McDonald's sets as done for those in the UK.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 74. is your meat beef
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Absolutely. McDonald's burgers are 100 percent beef sourced from British and Irish farms. The only thing added is salt and pepper after cooking.
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