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McDonalds food safety?
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Any mcdonalds workers on here? Or people who eat there regularly?
I ate in a McDonalds this afternoon for the first time in a lot of years, mainly because I was bullied into it but as a "recovering" emetophobe I'm a bit stressed about it. Can anyone put my mind at rest about the food processes - likelihood that the food was safe (fresh, properly cooked etc). I had a grilled chicken salad. Chicken looked cooked properly and was pretty hot but was very moist which always makes me paranoid. Is it cooked from frozen or cooked in a way that is foolproof enough to make sure it's always properly cooked?
I ate in a McDonalds this afternoon for the first time in a lot of years, mainly because I was bullied into it but as a "recovering" emetophobe I'm a bit stressed about it. Can anyone put my mind at rest about the food processes - likelihood that the food was safe (fresh, properly cooked etc). I had a grilled chicken salad. Chicken looked cooked properly and was pretty hot but was very moist which always makes me paranoid. Is it cooked from frozen or cooked in a way that is foolproof enough to make sure it's always properly cooked?
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It seems pretty much every McDonalds get 5 stars which is the highest hygiene rating you can get, so try not to worry
that was helpful, thank you :-)
But at maccy'ds you can guarantee that its designed that every dish can be cooked by an idiot safely as the last thing they want is a few scares affecting sales
How many people used that door after washing their hands and got his excrement on their hands after that?
Two points-
1 I have since noticed that all McDonald's doors open in towards the loos, you have to use the handles to get back into the restaurant. If they opened the other way at least you could open the door with your arm.
2 McDonalds, like most other fast food outlets, don't provide cutlery. All the customers then go out and eat their food with their excrement covered hands.
Its not the food hygiene that people should worry about, its the other peoples excrement you pick up off the door handles/ hard surfaces.:eek:
Yes, but these people are not exclusive to McDonald's, so unless you propose we all sit at home, covered from head to toe in anti bacterial gel, it can't be avoided. Someone at my old workplace did exactly the same thing when they came out of the loos. Some people simply do not care about hygeine.
another one is peanuts on the bar..
nasty
If you haven't had the shits and aren't talking to uncle Ralph then you are fine. Ethics, environmental impact and taste are something else entirely.
Any restaurant where the food is prepared out of sight of the customers worries me far more.
Talk about overkill. You aren't going to get ill from what you pick up on door handles. Apart from washing hands after using the toilet, I never take precautions. I don't use special hand wash any other time, I use door handles in public places as designed, I sometimes eat food if I've dropped it on the floor (and so do my young children). Guess what, I rarely get a tummy bug, I don't get ill that often.
Too many people worry about this sort of thing and quite frankly, it's a load of nonsence.
Rant over.
Therefore, MacDonald's has a lot of pressure to stay squeaky clean - in all aspects, especially in the kitchen and their business ethics etc.
Staff Nose picking & wiping sweat off their brow put me off
Or just use hand sanitizer before eating?
Fair enough but don't be a **** about it. At least the "idiots" have a job unlike many on here.
OP: I worked in McD's for 4 years from 2000 onward, you will not find a more food-safe environment. If McD's had a health scare it would be all over the news and they would lose millions, they simply cannot afford that and so regulations are tighter than many professional establishments.
I don't have a hatred of them but I don't like their burgers, mainly because the texture of every component part of the burger is exactly the same, from the bun through the gherkin to the burger itself. The breakfasts are fine though. As for cleanliness, probably the best in any fast food restaurant and better than many sit down places. They are the perfect place for a MacShit when you're somewhere like Beijing and want a clean toilet, but I wouldn't want to eat there.
I'm more concerned about eating in Mitchelin starred restaurants, judging by the many cookery programs on tv. Chefs regularly plate up using their bare hands to precisely place the food, and are often seen wiping the sweat off their brow etc..
When I was doing my qualification with the royal society of public health we used McDonalds as a case study of best practice. They have such rigorous procedures in place because of the scale of their operation and the consistency that their brand standards dictate.
In France it's very common to see people not washing their hands and they've a very long life expectancy there.
Back on topic I would have less worry about McDonald's than I would a lot more expensive places.
I have actually (believe it or not) had a VERY successful treatment of my phobia/OCD issues and have just a few residual behaviours and worries left behind, namely those I've never had cause to face Eating in McDonalds was a HUGE deal for me, hence it kicked off my anxieties a little last night. Obviously I knew that the only way I'd know whether I had food poisoning was to wait and see if it happened, but seeking and receiving reassurance on here helped me not to spend the entire evening worrying myself about it.
I'm not sure you wanted me to justify myself but there, I have!