McDonald’s
Inquiry:
Are the fries and the fish fillet fried in the same oil as the other meat/beef products?
Response:
Thanks for your question! Our french fries do not contain any animal byproducts, and are cooked in 100% vegetable oil with a vegetable-based flavour. They also have their own designated fryer (which they only share with hash browns) to reduce the risk of cross-contact with meat products
We do use the same type of oil (100% vegetable oil) to cook all of our fried items. However, the Filet-o-Fish portion is cooked in a separate oil vat from other meats. That said, the tongs that we use to handle the fish are the same tongs that we use to handle the chicken (but these tongs are not used for our hamburger patties), so cross-contact is a possibility. Hope that clears it up!
- McDonald’s Representative
Conclusion:
The fries are cooked in a separate vegetable oil than the meat/beef products.
The fish fillet is cooked in a separate oil, however the tongs used are the same for the chicken products.
For further assistance, you can contact McDonald’s here: http://yourquestions.mcdonalds.ca/
Posted on November 13, 2012, in Restaurants. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
AOA,
thank u so mutch for letting me now
Thanks brother , is Pizzaville halal? I want to the website and found this Ingredients: Our Cheddar cheese is NOT Rennet Free. All other cheeses are rennet free. Under Allergen Information
thank u so mutch Khalid for tellig us this
Unfortunately this is not correct. Some of the more high end locations that can afford two seperate vats to cook the fries have halal fries and hashbrowns but the filet vat is always part of the chicken vat and the chicken oil constantly gets splashed into it. Furthermore, some of the older vats only get filtered once at night and if done correctly the fish oil will not mix with the chicken oil. However people make mistakes and if it is not changed correctly then for the rest of the week the fish oil will have some of the chicken oil in it. Also, if everything does go smoothly, MANY times during the day, the employees may accidentally put one of the chicken baskets into the fish vat or may accidentally drop some chicken into the fish oil. In addition, if the fries don’t have a seperate fryer then some of these mistakes may happenwith that oil as well.
Conclusion: eat fries and hashbrowns only if there is a separate fryer for them and do not eat filet at all.
I have worked at McDonalds for almost 7 and i am still employed there.
Are you sure Arsalaan Siddiqui beacause my dad went inside and ask the owner and the owner said that it was HALAL.. So I think they where lying so I don’t know to beleve you or not…… You are FREE to email any other things
I have been working for almost 7 years and have seen how the food is being cooked regardless of what farm it comes from.
The owner has no say as to where the food comes from and how the food is cooked. McDonald’s is a franchise restaurant. That means that everything is done the same way throughout the nation. Every store is designed to cook the food in the same manner.
I have given you detailed proof of how incidents may occur which result in the food not being halal. Now if you want to look for excuses, then go ahead.
Personally if there is any hint of food not being halal or any possibility, I will stay away because thanks to God, there are many alternatives rather than choosing something that only seems halal.
Go eat somewhere else, the GTA has many halal restaurants why would you bother going to eat at a place where they cook bacon alongside their food? Is that what you want to be eating? Is the risk worth it?
Why are u so mean…I could get you ARESTED for insulting ME….
Also it dose’nt matter if I would take a risk I WILL JUST NOT EAT THE NON HALAL FOOD SO PLEASE BACK OFF OF TELLING ME WHAT TO DO…. ALSO I AMS STRONG IN MY RELIGION ISLAM…………………………………………….
ok