Where does the beef in Big Macs come from?

Answer 1

I shutter to think...it might be beef with cereal fillers?

Answer 2

Cows. They do actually have to have their meat up to standards in the U.S. All food processing plants (including the ones that process the beef for McDonalds) have vets working in the plant to make sure that everything is always up to code and done by the book.

Answer 3

Wow ... thats a really nice, rehearsed spiel that the McDonalds guy gave you.. I'm sure he's not being paid to say that.
Even if it is true that McDicks NOW has their standards up... its only because they always do the bare minimum when it comes to health standards, for years they bought the cheapest cattle from farms that mistreated their animals, fed them dead remains from other animals (including cattle) - making them cannibals, fed them cattle poop, and other things... the ONLY REASON MCDONALDS FOLLOWS HEALTH REGULATIONS IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO, AND WHEN THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH WORSE, THEY DID

MCDONALDS IS AN EVIL CORPORATION

READ "FAST FOOD NATION"

Answer 4

Wendy's since they are the ones asking "where's the beef?". Ronald must have gone on a night raid.

Answer 5

Little Richards

Answer 6

Cows. Where do you think beef comes from. IT'S BEEF!!!

Answer 7

Im not sure but an ex of mine who worked in mcdonals said it was mostly quorn which is a vegetarian substitute for meat

Answer 8

Short answer: USA primarily, but from South American and some other places, too.

Here is a letter from corporate McD which addresses this issue.

From: "McDonald's Corporation"
To: "'[e-mail]'"
Subject: RE: McDonald's Reply
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:46:36 -0500

Hello William:

Thank you for contacting McDonald's. I appreciate this opportunity to respond to your
concerns and ensure you have the facts. I'd encourage you to share this information with
others who share your concerns.

First, we'd like to reiterate our long-term commitment to the U.S. Agriculture industry.
McDonald's buys almost one billion pounds of beef from U.S. producers each year - thus
making us the largest purchaser of U.S. beef. That's not all. McDonald's also purchases 500
million pounds of chicken each year; 156 million dozen eggs; and 60 million gallons of milk. In
no way whatsoever will we ever lessen our dependence on the U.S. farmer.

With that said, there is a well-documented shortage of lean beef in the U.S. because of the
declining number of cows going to market as a result of herd replenishing. At the same time,
consumer demand for ground beef is increasing dramatically; ground beef now accounts for 50
percent of total red meat consumption, and lean ground beef is clearly preferred by the retail
customer. That's the reason McDonald's is conducting a small test in the Southeast U.S. In
the test, McDonald's is only supplementing declining beef supplies of U.S. lean beef with a
small supply of beef from Australia and New Zealand.

Even so, the majority of every hamburger, even in the Southeast, is made from U.S. beef, as
this small test involves less than one percent of the beef sold in our restaurants. Meanwhile,
all national hamburger chains have used or are now using a significant percentage of imported
beef; as much as 50 percent of their beef is imported.

You also should know that we're working with the National Cattlemens' Beef Association
(NCBA) to explore other solutions to the lean beef shortage, including looking at muscle
profiling and other grades of cows. We are committed to working with the industry to address
the challenges that we both face in this competitive and dynamic marketplace.

One additional point you may not be aware of: the amount of beef that enters the U.S. is
governed by a strict quota system. We are committed to the industry - and remain steadfast --
that we advocate keeping this quota the same. Additionally, it is important to know that
McDonald's strives to provide its customers with the highest quality products that are
considered the safest in the world. Our suppliers both nationally and internationally, adhere to
and often exceed recognized industry standards for food safety and sanitation. In addition to
industry standards, McDonald's has its own demanding requirements for suppliers. Beef from
outside the U.S. must meet or exceed the same standards applied to the product we purchase
from the U.S. market. No deviation in standards is ever tolerated.

It's also important to point out that we're aggressively expanding the export market. Beef from
your states supplies both fed trimmings and finished hamburgers to growing McDonald's
markets in Latin America and the Caribbean; last year alone, we exported 19 million pounds of
meat to those markets. We're committed to working with the NCBA and other agriculture
groups to identify ways in which we can further expand our exports.

In closing, we'd like to reiterate that McDonald's uses only those products that meet or exceed
the highest standards. Our stringent specifications are the reason McDonald's is known
worldwide for consistency and quality.


Frank Muschetto
Chief Purchasing Officer

Answer 9

ohio a co. called m&m there meat is fresh comes in 2 days a week

Answer 10

Cows.