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, and yet there was barely a peep about this in the mainstream, corporate media.
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.”
“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.
Credits: Healthy Holistic Living.
Because they are lazy, and too busy on fb and mobile, to cook real meals for kids.
Good on you Jamie. Save the children!!
Blazio Sempebwa
Aileen Carey
Haha should I read it ?
Yes. But u will forever be hungry and il turn u into vegan
Then I’m not reading it
Not healthy though
Someone think about the children or something
Hahaha thanks mod
Cause they’re idiots?
Blazio Sempebwa Ned u mea??
Azie Attuara
Go figure!
Hum… plus jamais de mcdo pour moi.
No. Because we grew up being treated to it occasionally, and they also advertise alot on TV as well. We are all just now finding out its true ingredients in the last few years here.
I’m an old guy and my parents were farmers. I had my first McDonald’s when I was 15 yo. I’m turning 70 next year and appreciate the good food I was given. You are correct and happy to hear you are giving up fast food.
Cheers
Bravo! Well done.
This is sooo old and outdated, They only add a pitch of pepper now. No artificial anything. That would cost to much. The patties are now 100% clean whole mm ground beef from Cargil
Out of date …. I don’t eat McDonalds – but they only use pure ground beef & seasoning – no chemicals.
They used to … but not been that way in UK for a long time.