Fast food is one in all those things we will’t live without, but from the viral rumors of McDonald’s alleged “pink slime” meat to the famous “yoga mat chemical” accusation that dogged Subway bread seemingly eternally, but we sure like to beat up on our faves, too.
A product of the convenience food-loving twentieth century and now indispensable all over the world, nothing gets the drive thru-loving public perked up like an excellent scandal involving their favorite chain — or the one they like to hate.
This last yr alone, we’ve had a Burger King meal allegedly “spattered” with an employees blood, the firebug McDonald’s worker who began a blaze to “filter out the restaurant,” in response to reports, and a widely disseminated report of Wendy’s tinkering with the concept of “dynamic” pricing, charging more for a burger depending what time of day you show up.
Which leads us to the most important brouhaha by far, at the very least without delay — the rising cost of a combo meal, spurred on by inflation, with quite a few sensational accounts of high prices — a situation that one top executive said had him “frustrated” and “fearful.”
Now, the experts at Eat This, Not That! have delved into the controversy archives — collating the clips and announcing what they’re calling the 25 “most controversial” fast food items of all time.
Primary on the list? McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets — which a scribe for the positioning called a “go-to” for “countless customers.”
Rightly so, they explain that the easy-to-eat fave has also been pilloried quite a few times for supposedly not containing very much chicken in any respect.
“Rumors had long endured that there’s a woefully small amount of chicken inside each McNugget, and the subject got here under intense scrutiny around 15 years ago when an image began circulating across the web depicting a big pile of pink goop or slime supposedly called “mechanically separated poultry” used to create McNuggets,” the writer wrote.
“No, our Chicken McNuggets don’t contain what some people call ‘pink slime’ or ‘pink goop.’ We’ve seen the photo of ‘pink goop’ or ‘pink slime’ in association with McDonald’s. Let’s set the record straight: this image in reference to McDonald’s is a myth. In reality, we don’t know where it got here from, nevertheless it’s not our food,” the statement read.
Based on a 2023 survey, nearly 20 percent of Americans eat chicken nuggets on a weekly basis.
Other controversial items included Starbucks Iced Coffee, which found itself under hot lights after a BBC investigation revealed fecal bacteria within the drinks — reportedly a standard issue in ice machines, the positioning said.
Panera’s controversial — and now 86’d — Charged Lemonades also made the list.
The high-voltage drinks, which contained well over double the caffeine of a can of Red Bull, went bye-bye from Panera menus after quite a few lawsuits and even alleged deaths the said said were “tied to the extremely caffeinated beverages.”
Fast food is one in all those things we will’t live without, but from the viral rumors of McDonald’s alleged “pink slime” meat to the famous “yoga mat chemical” accusation that dogged Subway bread seemingly eternally, but we sure like to beat up on our faves, too.
A product of the convenience food-loving twentieth century and now indispensable all over the world, nothing gets the drive thru-loving public perked up like an excellent scandal involving their favorite chain — or the one they like to hate.
This last yr alone, we’ve had a Burger King meal allegedly “spattered” with an employees blood, the firebug McDonald’s worker who began a blaze to “filter out the restaurant,” in response to reports, and a widely disseminated report of Wendy’s tinkering with the concept of “dynamic” pricing, charging more for a burger depending what time of day you show up.
Which leads us to the most important brouhaha by far, at the very least without delay — the rising cost of a combo meal, spurred on by inflation, with quite a few sensational accounts of high prices — a situation that one top executive said had him “frustrated” and “fearful.”
Now, the experts at Eat This, Not That! have delved into the controversy archives — collating the clips and announcing what they’re calling the 25 “most controversial” fast food items of all time.
Primary on the list? McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets — which a scribe for the positioning called a “go-to” for “countless customers.”
Rightly so, they explain that the easy-to-eat fave has also been pilloried quite a few times for supposedly not containing very much chicken in any respect.
“Rumors had long endured that there’s a woefully small amount of chicken inside each McNugget, and the subject got here under intense scrutiny around 15 years ago when an image began circulating across the web depicting a big pile of pink goop or slime supposedly called “mechanically separated poultry” used to create McNuggets,” the writer wrote.
“No, our Chicken McNuggets don’t contain what some people call ‘pink slime’ or ‘pink goop.’ We’ve seen the photo of ‘pink goop’ or ‘pink slime’ in association with McDonald’s. Let’s set the record straight: this image in reference to McDonald’s is a myth. In reality, we don’t know where it got here from, nevertheless it’s not our food,” the statement read.
Based on a 2023 survey, nearly 20 percent of Americans eat chicken nuggets on a weekly basis.
Other controversial items included Starbucks Iced Coffee, which found itself under hot lights after a BBC investigation revealed fecal bacteria within the drinks — reportedly a standard issue in ice machines, the positioning said.
Panera’s controversial — and now 86’d — Charged Lemonades also made the list.
The high-voltage drinks, which contained well over double the caffeine of a can of Red Bull, went bye-bye from Panera menus after quite a few lawsuits and even alleged deaths the said said were “tied to the extremely caffeinated beverages.”
