McDonald’s Trans Fats Transgression

McDonald’s, which is rolling out its new printed nutrition information on most of its packaging, has stumbled upon a little problem. It turns out that it underestimated the trans fat content of its French fries by as much as one-third. A large serving of French fries contains a whopping 8g of trans fats, not the 6g it previously listed on its brochures, posters and on its web site.

McDonald’s has been at the center of a trans fat controversy once before. In 2004, BanTransFats, which aims to reduce or eliminate trans fats from foods, sued McDonald’s for failing to make good on a promise to cut trans fats in its products. The suit was settled, with McDonald’s paying $7m to the American Heart Association and $1.5m on informing consumers about its failure to make the change.

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