McDonalds Beef?

Neewbie_noob

Where does McDonalds source their beef? A vegetarian acquaintance of mine said that a valid excuse for vegetarianism is that they clear acres of land to make way for grazing in Brazil and other places and displace many native people.
I can't find an acual source for this (my LC Geography teacher also said this).

But, according to the ads, McD only use British adn Irish beef

So who's right??

Just for the record, I never was, am not now, adn NEVER will even consider vegetarianism.

MagicMarker

Irish outlets use Irish beef.

Explosive_Cornflake

lmgtfy:
First link:
Irish times article, McD's are the biggest purchaser of Irish beef.
Second Link
McD's Page
Now, it doesn't say that all Irish burgers and made with Irish beef, but I find it hard to imagine they export beef if they don't have enough here to meet supply.

Secondly, they are 100% beef, sp there are no additivies. Quite handy if you are coeliac.

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

Where does McDonalds source their beef? A vegetarian acquaintance of mine said that a valid excuse for vegetarianism is that they clear acres of land to make way for grazing in Brazil and other places and displace many native people.
I can't find an acual source for this (my LC Geography teacher also said this).

But, according to the ads, McD only use British adn Irish beef

So who's right??

Just for the record, I never was, am not now, adn NEVER will even consider vegetarianism.

tricky D

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

Where does McDonalds source their beef? A vegetarian acquaintance of mine said that a valid excuse for vegetarianism is that they clear acres of land to make way for grazing in Brazil and other places and displace many native people.
I can't find an acual source for this (my LC Geography teacher also said this).

Easily found via Google using keywords like: mcdonalds brazil beef environment

It's also old news with McD losing a high profile court case in the 90's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLibel_case

Slaphead07

MagicMarker wrote: »

Irish outlets use Irish beef.

Sure, but what is "Irish Beef"? Beef that's been stored in freezers for years in Ireland can be legally declared "Irish" but could actually be from anywhere.
My source is a Dept of Agriculture inspector btw.

rubadub

Explosive_Cornflake wrote: »

McD's Page
Now, it doesn't say that all Irish burgers and made with Irish beef,

They actually do say it on a link on that page.

http://www.mcdonalds.ie/iehome/food/food_quality/about_our_food/irish_produce.html

That’s right – all of the beef we use in our restaurants, all of the milk in our Happy Meals and milkshakes, all of the cheese in our sandwiches, all of the water we sell and all of the eggs we crack for breakfast are Irish.

stefan idiot jones

:(Dawn Meats in Co. Waterford has recently landed a big contract with the Corpse Crunchers to slice and dice for them. Stefan, Meat Free For Twenty Three Years And Counting.

Explosive_Cornflake

rubadub wrote: »

They actually do say it on a link on that page.

http://www.mcdonalds.ie/iehome/food/food_quality/about_our_food/irish_produce.html

That's a different page, but thank you for backing up my point.

T-K-O

Vegetarians and their fantasies

Mark Hamill

T-K-O wrote: »

Vegetarians and their fantasies

What fantasy? Large areas of forest in brazil are cleared for animal grazing. The largest beef producer in the world, JBS S.A. is based in Brazil.

Slaphead07

T-K-O wrote: »

Vegetarians and their fantasies

You seem needlessly aggressive. Could it be diet related?

schemingbohemia

Why is this thread in V&V? I don't think I know a single vegetarian who is so because McDonalds may have been involved with the deforestation of the Amazon.

T-K-O

McDonalds purchase a lot of beef in Ireland. Trees are cut down for farming so we should stop eating meat, is that what its comes to. Give me a break

OP's mate sounds like a fundamentalist

Serendipity99

Firstly, I don't think that the original post belongs in a Vegetarian forum. What says our Moderator?

In any case, to answer the OP, clearing of the rainforest does occur in order to clear land for the growing of animal feed-crops such as soya. 90% of all the soya on the planet is fed to animals. Even if the beef used by McDonald's is Irish or British, and even if those cattle are grass-fed, ALL grass fed cattle are supplemented with cattle-feed (ie. grain and soya). Some of this cattle-feed will have been imported.

Check out this link: http://www.vegansociety.com/resources/food-security/UK-food-security.aspx

And here, if you scroll down you'll see the section on soy-growing in the Amazon: http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0811.htm

Here also is a useful graphic showing the enormous amount of land, water and grain-feed required to produce a single pound of beef, not to mention the fact that cattle produce more greenhouse gases than all the vehicles on the planet combined: http://www.culinaryschools.org/yum/vegetables/

T-K-O

:rolleyes:

Slaphead07

Please move this somewhere else. Anywhere else. Or simply close it.

Dizzyblonde

I can't see this discussion going anywhere but downhill. Thread closed.