McDonald’s McItaly Might Not Be That Healthy After All

February 15, 2010
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McItaly Burger

The famous fast food chain, McDonald’s, has just come out with their new McItaly burger. The company said the burger will stress out the flavors of Italy, although some people are disputing this fact. The burger is supposedly made from ingredients fresh from Italy as it has been launched under the slogan, “McDonald’s speaks Italian.”

However, this hamburger (described as “square, with artichoke sauce and Asiago cheese–or olive oil and pancetta”) created quite a number of reactions from foodies. According to Slow Food Site, the burger may not actually improve life for either its consumers or producers. It said that the company should be transparent on the ingredients it used to make this burger.

“If the McItaly is just a new way to exploit farmers, paying them poorly, imposing further production standardizations which can only impoverish people, flavor and tradition, then this whole thing is quite a farce,” Carlo Petrini, Slow Food Sure president, said.

Supporters believe that this burger will help Italian farmers, but the left side claims that this is another one of McDonald’s “global expansion,” which exploits rather than protect local cuisine.

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