Food Manifest 
Key Update Food safety officials in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district inspected the McDonald’s outlet in Gurunanak Colony, Vijayawada, on Friday after receiving a consumer complaint alleging the outlet had served stale corn. Officials Seize and Destroy Stale Corn NTR District Assistant Food Controller B. Srinivas said the inspection team seized around eight cups of stale
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Significant Update Indian consumer awareness and laboratory-testing YouTube channel Trustified recently released a video titled “McDonald’s Ice Cream EXPOSED? Lab Test Found Dangerous Bacteria! The channel, known for independently testing health supplements and food products through NABL-accredited laboratories, shifted its focus to fast food this time. Trustified purchased samples of McDonald’s soft-serve products, including the
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Overview When you order sauces with your meal, you expect taste—not a hygiene scare. But a viral video from Chicago in the United States shows a large rat moving through the condiments section of a McDonald’s outlet. Reportedly filmed by an employee, the footage captures the rodent climbing over sauce containers and food supplies. The
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Key Update Food safety officers from the Rajasthan health department detected excessive levels of total polar compounds (TPC) in cooking oil during a surprise inspection at a McDonald’s outlet in Gaurav Tower in Jaipur on Monday. Officials stated that the maximum permissible TPC limit for cooking oil is 25%. However, the oil used for non-vegetarian
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Key Development McDonald’s is contesting a class-action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Illinois that accuses the fast-food chain of misleading customers about the meat used in its McRib sandwich. The plaintiffs allege that despite its name and rib-like shape, the McRib does not contain pork rib meat. In response, McDonald’s said the allegations
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At a Glance Ahmedabad-based McPatel Foods Pvt Ltd has sued McDonald’s Corporation, challenging its exclusive claim to the ‘Mc’ prefix. Known for its ‘Ohh! Potato’s French fries, McPatel calls the legal threats baseless and seeks protection under Section 142 of the Trademarks Act. McDonald’s Sent Legal Notice McPatel’s senior advocate, H.S. Tolia, stated that McDonald’s
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