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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Christian Koch

The making of a myth: is McDonald’s meat really 100% beef?

The Wells's farm, near Hay-on-Wye,
The Wells’s farm, near Hay-on-Wye, is one of thousands of farms in the UK and Ireland that supply McDonald’s. Composite: Francesca Jones/The Guardian

What’s the myth?

McDonald’s beef patties aren’t made with 100% beef because they contain all kinds of nasty stuff and fake fillers.

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