You've not worked in a McDonalds before, or would have not have said "some greasy high school kid accidentally flips one onto the floor before picking it up and putting it on the bun anyway..." . The kid almost always wipes the patty off on his/her apron before they put it on the bun. :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Diercks [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:20 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: OT: RE: Contingency Planning > > I once had the privilege of touring one of the plants in Illinois where > McDonald's processes beef patties, freezes and packs them for distribution > throughout the midwest. Fascinating how they precisely control the fat > content, perform stringent onsite lab testing for > disease/bacteria/contamination, even use a micrometer to spot-check the > correct thickness of frozen patties as they come down the line. The plant > runs non-stop, with two shifts of production followed by an entire third > shift of cleaning all the equipment for the next day. I've seen hospitals > with less sanitary conditions. > > Of course, then I remember what happens next. The patties go out to the > stores, and some greasy high school kid accidentally flips one onto the > floor before picking it up and putting it on the bun anyway... > > On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:02:07 -0800, Michael Berkowitz <[log in to unmask]> > >After 5 years of working at McDonald's through high school and college, > >believe me it is beef, not meat. Also, the Big Mac "special sauce" was > >never blended, but came right out the can and into the gun cartridges > that > >were used to put the sauce on the bun and club section. Yes I am a > fountain > >of information of how McDonald's worked 1969-1974. > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *