Mcdonalds

[vaporize]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

LOL... you think that is bad?... You have no idea what goes on in the meat industry.... ever hear of needling?.... Do you ever wonder why cheap meat from Costco is often tender and tasty?.... Trust me, you really don't want to know. I used to work in the food industry....

McDonald's actually has some of the highest standards with quality (food supplies) and food safety. They have to, with the business they are in.... You should worry a lot more about what you buy at T&T or Costco...., and what you eat at some of the small restaurants...

Please educate us

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by vaporize

Please educate us

http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/foo...-about-e-coli/

http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/b...afety-concerns

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/642143

Allows them to buy cheaper quality meat, then needle it and inject it with salt and water to make it taster better.

[Slick Fork]

Out of all the "fast" food restauraunts, I typically find McDonalds to be a little better quality than its competitors like Dairy Queen, A&W, Burger king, Wendy's, etc. I think, as Reef Pilot mentioned, they have to be. They're the biggest and most visible and any of their competitors would LOVE to bring them down for poor quality control.

As for Feedlot Beef vs. some backyard rancher who can only run 16 head on a quarter section... give me the feedlot beef any day. I've worked as a penrider in feedlots as well as a ranch hand on bigger cattle operations. The big operations (both cow/calf and feedlot) tend to take a more professional approach to raising cattle. When treatment is needed they check the estimated ship date of the animal against any drug withdrawl guidelines to make sure they use the appropriate and legal drugs for the individual animals situation. Like McDonalds, it's because they have to. There is too much at stake (steak!) for them to take shortcuts and risk getting shut down. Small backyard and hobby farmers don't come under the same scrutiny, don't have the same knowledge and experience, and quite often don't care. I've seen hobby farmers using drugs and hormones on their animals with zero consideration about withdrawl times or recommended doses. Makes my skin crawl.

Yikes - does anybody still eat McDonald's burgers? That's some gross sh*t

[lastlight]

I read a bit of this until I saw the snopes links start flying lol. Sounds about right.

I love my nasty McDonalds food