McDonald's sued for possibly cancer risky products 20:35 2005-08-29 McDonald's Corp., Burger King Corp. and seven other potato chip and French-fry makers were accused in a lawsuit of failing to warn California consumers that their products may contain a cancer-causing chemical. California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said he filed a lawsuit today in Los Angeles seeking a court order that would require the companies to warn customers about acrylamide, a chemical known to cause canc...

Ice cream vendor ordered to cool off By David Conti TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, May 11, 2005 A Good Humor man was served 18 months' probation Tuesday for losing his cool with a foul-mouthed teenager. Nazzareno Didiano, 44, stopped dishing out peanut butter bars and Blue Bunnies last May 12 and began pummeling a pudgy-faced Bloomfield teen during a meltdown. The teen, now 14, told Allegheny County Judge John A. Zottola during a brief trial that Didiano grabbed him by the arm, ya...

Sewage fills Lacey McDonald's 2 inches of water reported in kitchen; county OKs reopening CHRISTIAN HILL THE OLYMPIAN LACEY -- Managers at a Lacey McDonald's kept its drive-through open for nearly an hour Sunday as sewage water flooded the food preparation area, according to a parent of two employees who worked that night. But a company spokeswoman said managers acted immediately to close the restaurant and that the restaurant was completely sanitized before it reopened Monday ...

By RICHARD BLOOM Saturday, April 23, 2005 Updated at 12:53 AM EST From Friday's Globe and Mail Chicago — Sure he looks friendly, with his big smile, colourful jumpsuit and playful repartee. But get ready for some McAttitude. Ronald McDonald — the iconic character that is not only a corporate mascot but also a global symbol of everything good and bad about America — is undergoing a makeover that will change his look, sense of humour and role within the company. "We're letting...

Story of McDonald's only half told Apr. 18, 2005 12:00 AM The story on McDonald's in Friday's business section ("McDonald's serves up 50 years") is not the full story of McDonald's, but only the account after Ray Kroc bought out the McDonald brothers hamburger stand. The McDonald brothers had their hamburger drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino in the late 1940s. Ray Kroc was employed by a milk shake equipment company in Chicago and wondered why this lonely drive-in was buying so...

THE ROBIN WILLIAMS PEACE PLAN This may very well be the best thought out item we have read since 9/11/01. Leave it to Robin Williams to come up with the perfect plan...what we need now is for our UN Ambassador to stand up and repeat this message. I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a plan for peace. So, here's one plan. 1. The U.S. will apologize to the world for our "interference" in their affair, past & present. You know, Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, Nori...

Out of proportion Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States By Marisa Osorio Colon NYT Regional Newspapers TIPS TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY The National Academies of Sciences Institute of Medicine recently released a report, “Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance,” and a series of committee recommendations on how to combat childhood obesity. Here are the changes the report recommends in your household: Encourage children to develop a healthy, var...

First watch Precious Mar 07, 07:49 AM [ Reply ] I watched this movie last night for the first time and it really got me thinking about responsibility... Why should McDonalds be held responsible for the products they sell? If someone wants to buy a supersize meal, then that is their choice. They don't have to - it is up to an individual to exercise their free will. Supposing supersize is taken off the menu (I don't know about US, I a, writing from the UK) then someone who is inclined t...

McDonald's operator pays $140,000 for youth employment violations Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An operator of McDonald's franchise restaurants in Birmingham, Gadsden and Anniston has paid $101,915 in civil penalties and $38,880 in back wages to 574 employees for youth employment law violations, federal regulators said Tuesday. CLP Corporation also agreed to future compliance with the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a news release by the U.S...

Customer banished after hurling Egg McMuffin Saturday, February 05, 2005 By John Tunison The Grand Rapids Press HOLLAND -- Assault with an Egg McMuffin? A Zeeland man definitely wasn't "lovin' it" when he became so angry about getting the wrong order at McDonald's that he chucked a breakfast sandwich back at a worker. His drive-through tirade last October ended up costing him $600, three days in a work program and six months probation. Scott Rodgers, 46, was convicted of misdeme...

Chewing the fat-Fast "food" JoeMaggard Jan 30, 01:51 PM [ Reply ] Jan. 29, 2005. 01:00 AM Chewing the fat about what's really in fast food JENNIFER WELLS It wasn't my fault. An evil temptress who also happens to be an excellent friend hauled me into a Mickey D's and made me do it. Made me, I say. Before I could pin her shoulders to the wall and wrest her pocketbook, she had hydroplaned to first place in front of the Mickey D's cash person and uttered the fateful words: "Two ...

Health Care: Can We "Take it Back" in 2005?... Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Sunday, January 2nd, 2005 The United States Health Care system, called "Western Medicine," is broken beyond repair. It is so deadly, expensive, corrupt, inefficient, and riddled with "special interest" that there is, absolutely no starting point to use to begin to set it right. The government agencies WE THINK we put in place to monitor our health system have been completely corrupted by thos...

Rest in Peace Charlie Bell JoeMaggard Jan 16, 11:55 PM [ Reply ] Today, in Australia former McDonald's CEO Charlie Bell died of cancer at 44. A scrappy kid from the suburbs of Sydney who started as a fry cook and rose to CEO of the Company, Charlie Bell was well known for his quick wit and that Aussie sense of humor. My issues with the McDonald's Corporation are well known, but to the many hardworking folks who are simply trying to make a living working there, I'm very sorry about the loss ...

More McMadCow? You bet! JoeMaggard Jan 11, 12:38 PM [ Reply ] Canada finds new case of mad cow disease-source 11 Jan 2005 17:40:46 GMT Source: Reuters By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Canadian veterinary officials will announce they have found a new case of mad cow disease in a briefing slated for 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT), an agricultural source told Reuters on Tuesday. "The case is confirmed. They have the results of the 'gold standard' test," the source told Re...

Obesity rises among preschoolers Friday, December 31, 2004 Jamie Stengle Associated Press Dallas - More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight, the American Heart Association reported Thursday. That is up from 7 percent in 1994, according to the heart association's annual statistical report on heart disease and stroke. The 10 percent number comes from 2002, the most recent year for which figures are available, and the situation is probably even worse now, said...