McDonalds is one of the largest food chains globally and in the U.S. It has one of the most recognized symbols with the golden arches. There are more than 34,000 local McDonalds around the world and they serve approximately 69 million people in 118 countries every single day. They also spend about two billion dollars on advertisements each year. The ethical issue that I want to address in this essay is whether or not McDonalds is ethical for advertising and selling obese and unhealthy foods to its customers. I believe it is important to explore this organization because McDonalds is one of the largest and most well-known food chains around the world. It is important to know that an organization as successful and large as them is also …show more content…
McDonalds provides tremendous deals but I am willing to spend a few extra dollars on other restaurants with lesser food that is much healthier.” The second and last question that I had asked them was, “Do you think McDonalds is unethical for advertising to sell obese and unhealthy foods to customers?” Dan’s answer to that question was, “No, because it is ultimately the consumer’s choice whether or not they want to buy and eat the food because nobody is forcing them to do it. The food may be fattening and contribute to poor health but you can burn off the food and calories by exercising and doing physical activity. You cannot blame McDonalds for one being obese as nobody is forcing them to eat it all the time. There are numerous of other reasons that could be contributing to the obesity other than just the McDonalds Corporation.” Mike’s answer to that question was, “It is ethical as long as the customers understand that it is unhealthy. Most people already know that McDonald’s foods are unhealthy for individuals due to their reputation. McDonalds would only be unethical if it were advertising and saying that they serve very healthy meals and are one of the healthiest places to eat at because it would be lying to the customers.” McDonalds is very focused on the standards of the legal aspects. This is the case because McDonalds has dealt with many lawsuits since the corporation has been created. For example, in the famous coffee case,
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Mc Donald’s should offer healthy alternatives in every country as long as customers accept and buy them. If customers do not want healthy options, Mc Donald’s should offer other alternatives such like sport programs or simple information packages. Scientific research clearly proofs that fast food, consumed on a regular basis, is extremely unhealthy. Mc Donald’s could be said to have an ethical responsibility to educate its customers about fast food and healthy alternatives.
Fast food might be easy and cheap but people do not realize how harmful the food is for their bodies. The problem is the food that is served at these types of restaurants, especially McDonalds, are high in fat, salt, processed, and can have harmful ingredients included in the food. While home cooked food takes time to plan and make people know what they are eating, that isn’t the case at McDonalds: “McDonald’s burgers retain its fresh appearance for a very long time. This can easily fool customers who do not have a hint of this alteration in their burgers. The use of excessive preservatives is harmful for your health which McDonalds seems to overlook for gaining more and more
When the consumer has been served a days worth of calories in a meal that has probably over 1500 calories, and the cost of the meal is probably five dollars while eating at the establishment few times a week the consumer is at risk for many health issues. McDonalds adds many additives, sugar and salt to make their food tasty. Many health issues arise such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. With McDonalds not buying meat from the US, changing out oils, adding sugar and salt is a recipe for a failing restaurant when Americans are eating healthier, wanting more organic choices. and care what is going into their bodies and their children’s bodies. Restaurants like Chick-Fil-A are serving many healthy choices to choose from. The
Shockingly, their food results to be pleasant to the taste buds of people. McDonald's doesn't care about the health of adults and children, as long as food is delivered to the table and a chunk of money and recognition is awarded to them. To conclude, fast food restaurants trick innocent
In his article “How Junk Food Can End Obesity” Freedman pointed out the junk food affected our health and caused obesity. In this regard, He stated his opinion by using his own experiences.at the beginning He started with his personal experience about purchasing a juice. He stated how a McDonald's smoothie cost half of the the amount compared to healthier and greener smoothie drink. He looked at the details about how the McDonald's contains only 300 calories and the healthier smoothie contains 700 calories. The healthier smoothie cost more and contains more calories. He supports his censure against Michael Pollan by comparing junk foods and wholesome foods. Freedman buy these wholesome foods and figured out the meat in McDonalds Big Mac has
To say McDonald’s should take responsibility for a customer’s weight gain is ignorant and completely unjustified. This company does not claim that their burgers and fries are good for you, so why should they be punished? Parents involved in the 2002 lawsuit claim McDonald’s caused obesity in their teens, “Ms. Bradley's father, Israel, who now lives with his daughter in Brooklyn, said he never saw anything in the McDonald's restaurants he visited providing information about the ingredients in the food, according to court documents. ''I always believed McDonald's was healthy for my children,'' he said in an affidavit,” (Santora). There is a nutrition calculator located on McDonald’s website, and, at many restaurants, there are nutrition facts
•In the recent times McDonalds has been blamed for the high fat content in its products and many consumers perceive that the food served at their outlets is not healthy. Also, the consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious these days. McDonalds
McDonald's is overall detrimental due to unhealthy meats and products. In the article, “Hamburger Chef Jamie Oliver Proves McDonald's Burgers Unfit for Human Consumption,” it states that, “They are taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest way for dogs and then be given to human beings!” This proves
60 percent of Americans are obese and that’s not McDonald's fault. McDonald’s is one of the most successful fast food chain restaurants in the world, and I am sure everyone can see why. Sure McDonald’s has fatty food and huge portions but Americans have the freedom to choose healthier foods on McDonald’s menu, or just not eat there at all. Instead of getting a Big Mac get a salad, instead of getting a sugar filled soda get a nice refreshing water.
The McDonalds Corporation’s strong internal workings also serve as benefits. In 2005, Fortune Magazine listed McDonald's as the "Best Place to Work for Minorities." McDonalds also invests more than $1 billion annually in training its staff, and every year more than 250,000 employees graduate from McDonald's specialized training facility called Hamburger University [4]. McDonalds also offers scholarships and opportunities to earn college credits for their employees who are still in school [5]. Internally McDonalds also has high standards for food safety regulations. While this might not be more to avoid lawsuits than to take care of their customers, McDonalds claims to go above and beyond national regulation to bring its customers a clean and health dining experience [5].
Making existing and potential clients learned about items and administrations, purchaser mindfulness makes more educated purchasing choices. Customers can 't buy items and administrations in the event that they don 't know they exist. That being said, I trust McDonald 's upholds the essential privileges of shoppers. Right now, McDonald 's shows nourishment realities on all of their sustenance things. That was not generally the situation. Preceding the film super size me, and the resulting claims, McDonald 's would offer customers the choice to redesign their effectively undesirable dinners to a much bigger mixture known as super size. This overlooked shopper rights in light of the fact that the foundation did not caution clients that they would be expending almost 50% of there every day calories just by having fries. Properly, McDonalds doesn 't try to trick individuals towards the undesirable alternative of super size and shows sustenance data on the greater part of its items. Accordingly it is fitting to express that the real privileges of customers have not generally been maintained at McDonalds, but rather they are stepping in the right bearings. At present, they are making amazing steps toward a more beneficial menu. McDonald 's begun giving clients the choice of picking apple cuts and drain as a feature of the Happy Meal bundle. They likewise started bundling 100-calorie renditions of Oreos, Wheat Thins and other solid treats. Additionally McDonald 's is presently
In addition, McDonald’s has been facing a series of lawsuits and defamations. An example of such
McDonald’s food is not Halal. Halal foods are foods that Muslims are allowed to eat under Islamic dietary guidelines. The criteria specify both what foods are allowed, and how the food must be prepared. The foods addressed are mostly types of meat/animal tissue. McDonald’s could improve there menu by adding various halal meals which could target another market which could and enhance there profitability level.
While, McDonalds is the world largest fast food chain that does not come without problems, the more knowledge that people have the more power they have, McDonalds has in recent years made many adjustments to preparation of certain food items, adjustments to the size food items as well as increased nutritional value to certain food items. Many