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... the world trade organization's guidelines regulating government subsidies enables global food corporations such as pepsico, kraft, mars, coca-cola, mcdonald's, burger king and walmart to source their ingredients globally, giving them the power to force down prices, which drives more and more farmers off the land
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... fast food giant mcdonald's is back in the news again, this time for a lawsuit filed in brazil by a former employee of the company ... according to reports, a judge in brazil ordered mcdonald's to pay $17,500 to a 32-year-old former franchise manager because eating mcdonald's food allegedly caused him to gain 65 pounds during the course of his twelve years of employment at the company ... the man indicated that he felt obligated to sample mcdonald's food each day in order to verify its quality ... he said he "felt forced to sample the food each day to ensure that quality standards remained high, because mcdonald's hired 'mystery clients' to randomly visit restaurants and report on the food, service and cleanliness ... "judge joao ghisleni filho in porto alegre, who ruled on the case, indicated that mcdonald's may end up appealing the case ... but the mcdonald's headquarters in brazil issued an e-mail statement saying that it is currently evaluating it legal options in the matter ... "the chain offers a large variety of options and balanced menus to cater (to) the daily dietary needs of its employees," mcdonald's said in its statement, alleging that its restaurants offer other healthier food choices besides the usual culprits like burgers and french fries ... judge in manhattan ruled against a class action lawsuit against mcdonald's that alleged its food is responsible for childhood obesity ... a mcdonald's spokesperson said the company was "extremely pleased with the court's decision" and that it is "unfair to blame mcdonald's for this complex societal problem
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... mcdonald's happy meals obviously do not fit this definition of a healthy meal ... big bucks to dangle toys in front of childrenaccording to a reuters report, mcdonald's spent over half a billion dollars advertising and giving away toys in 2006
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... remember morgan spurlock who created the documentary "supersize me?" it was a film that showed what happens if you eat nothing but mcdonald's food for 30 days (and the results were pretty sick in more ways than one ... he talks about the american diabetes association and reveals why these " disease groups" actually get more power when more people are sick!he even talks about how he was able to detox his body after 30 days on mcdonald's food (this is really good information if you know anyone who has been on a junk food diet)
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... on thursday, mcdonald's corp, chipotle and other chains posted better-than-expected quarterly results and said u
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... still, mcdonald's, the leader in the fast-food industry, said on thursday that traffic continued to increase in the united states in the third quarter with help from things like fruit smoothies and a new morning dollar menu ... shares in mcdonald's, which reported quarterly results before the market opened, closed at $78
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... earlier in the summer, mcdonald's recalled 12 million promotional children's "shrek" beverage glasses due to cadmium contamination, but the company insisted at the time that the glasses were not toxic
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... mo'men said his company held about 16 percent of egypt's fast food market -- where it competes with mcdonald's and other brands -- and aimed to boost that share to 18 percent next year
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... the wall street journal, citing a company memo, reported that mcdonald's might cut the insurance unless u ... mcdonald's officials called the report "completely false ... mcdonald's told federal regulators in the memo that it would be "economically prohibitive" for its insurance carrier to continue to cover hourly workers unless it receives a waiver to the 80 percent minimum requirement, the journal reported ... "the administration is working closely with businesses like mcdonald's that are committed to providing health benefits to protect health coverage for their employees ... " mcdonald's officials previously called the report "purely speculative and misleading ... " "mcdonald's is committed to providing competitive pay and benefits," steve russell, the company's head of human resources, said in a statement ... many mcdonald's hourly workers are covered by the "mini-med" policies and pay around $14 per week for a plan capping annual benefits at $2,000 per year, or a similar plan in which they pay $32 per week and annual benefits are capped at $10,000, the journal said ... the journal said mcdonald's declined to disclose its current medical-loss ratio
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