from "NARN c/o Joe Haptas" -
narn@jps.net
On Tuesday, May 1, 2001, Seattle based attorney Harish
Bharti filed a class-action lawsuit against McDonald's Corporation on
behalf of Hindu and non-Hindu vegetarians, charging that McDonald's has
been deceiving customers regarding the ingredients of their french
fries. Although, McDonald's has been claiming since 1990 that their
fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oil, thus recommended for
"vegetarians," their list of ingredients includes "natural flavor,"
which is actually extracted from beef fat. McDonald's has now admitted
their use of beef flavoring within an apology statement recently issued
by the company. If you are a vegetarian and have purchased McDonald's
fries within the last 11 years believing them to contain no animal
ingredients based on the deceptive media campaign by McDonald's, you may
be eligible to participate in this class-action lawsuit. Please
complete, sign and mail your declaration directly to Mr. Bharti. The
proposed declaration form can be accessed by going to the PAWS Web site
at
www.paws.org/advocacy/mcdonalds/index.htm
For more information about this class action lawsuit,
please go to www.hbharti.com
Go on to Things
McDonalds Hasn't Told You
Return to 27 June 2001 Issue
Return to Newsletters
** Fair Use Notice**
This document may contain copyrighted material, use of which has not been
specifically authorized by the copyright owners. I believe that this
not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the
copyrighted material (as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright
Law). If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your
own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright
owner.
