Dear McDonald's,

I have recently been informed that McDonalds french fries contain a beef extract. I would like to know if your french fries, or the oil in which they are cooked, contain any animal products or any animal by-products.

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Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald's with your questions regarding the ingredients in our french fries. First, I hope you will accept our apology if you felt the information you received about McDonald's french fries was incomplete. It is always our intention to provide our customers with the information they want to make menu selections at our restaurants.

For flavor enhancement,
McDonald's french fry suppliers use a miniscule amount of beef flavoring as an ingredient in the raw product. The reason beef is not listed as an ingredient is because McDonald's voluntarily (restaurants are not required to list ingredients) follows the "Code of Federal Regulations" (required for packaged goods) for labeling its products. As such, like food labels you would read on packaged goods...the ingredients in "natural flavors" are not broken down. Again, we are sorry if this has caused any confusion.

We hope you have found this information helpful and that we have the opportunity to serve you in the future. Thank you, again, for contacting.


McDonald's.
Janel
Home Office Customer Satisfaction Department
McDonald's French Fries Contains Beef
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