Mcdonalds fries Haram or Halal????

Below is a response as to whether McDonald's French Fries contain "questionable" ingredients.

Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald's. We truly appreciate this opportunity to respond to your comments.

It is important to note that McDonald's voluntarily provides nutrition and ingredient information on its products, and we have always followed Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines for labeling to be consistent with other U.S. food retailers and packaged goods who provide nutrition and ingredient information.

However, some customers have told us they want more information about our products than what we previously provided. So now, in our nutrition materials, we are including the source of our "natural flavorings." For core menu products in the U.S., customers are now able to find out if a natural flavor comes from a meat, vegetable or dairy source. This updated Nutrition Facts Brochure is available in our U.S. restaurants and on our website at: http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.ingredients.index.html

With regard to our French fries, any customer in the U.S. who contacts McDonald's Corporation to ask if they contain beef flavoring is told "yes." For flavor enhancement, in the U.S., McDonald's French fry suppliers use a very small amount of beef flavor as a natural flavoring during the par-frying process at the potato processing plant. In the restaurant, the French fries are cooked in vegetable oil.

In addition, we have no plans to change the way we prepare our French fries in the U.S. However, it is important to know that our French fries are prepared differently in other countries.

Additionally, we do have a restaurant located in Dearborn, Michigan were they have begun to offer halal foods. The first item that was offered was the "halal nuggets". We also offer the Filet-O-Fish sandwich which is considered an "halal" item as well. Although the "halal nuggets" are not currently a national menu item, you may wish to speak directly with your local McDonald's and voice your concerns for additional items that are "halal".

Again, thank you for contacting McDonald's. We look forward to serving you for years to come.

Beverly
McDonald's Customer Response Center
source: http://www.muslimaccess.com/articles/misc/mcdonaldsfries.asp


p/s: i did asked one of the staff in mcd klcc and she said mcdonald fries in malaysia came from the usa... wallahualam...

i guess, mcd's fries is the best so far.....:(((