Flaws in the Mcdonald fries test..

1. I was told one day, that eating at Mcdonalds is to be discouraged because the ingredients of the food is put under scrutiny.

2. These news are spread through alternative medias like youtube, facebook, and many other sources.

3. But being a person who I am, i never trust things unless it is proven to me in front of my eyes and is backed up by scientific facts.

4. A brief description of the test; They put McDonald's products in air tight containers like big macs and fries, each separated in another container. Then, as control, they put an ordinary burger in another separate container and normal home made fries in another. They leave those containers for a few weeks. (Just look at youtube and search)

5. The result: The fries never go bad, the McDonald burgers take a much longer time to decay than ordinary burgers. So, they say that the fries are artificial, the beef is artificial and this and that. Pish posh.. To keep it short, they say : Don't eat at McD. I myself am not a fan of fast food but a fan of science and facts.

6. Being a number one fan of Discovery Channel's 'Mythbusters', after seeing them researching, proofing and negating conspiracy theorists I decided to be a Mythbuster myself.

7. My conclusion: This test is to be discredited because

• in the French Fries explanation

a) When we swallow food, our saliva and teeth break them down to smaller particles.

b) The chewed food is broken down through Hydrochloric acid in our stomachs whose pH levels range from 1 to 2.

c) The test is carried out under the absence of physical breakdown and chemical break

down. In other words, the fries not decaying doesn't mean that our food is not being digested. Its just a matter of the advancements McDonalds have in their food preservation technology. If it is "poison", i think the authorities would have already banned Mcdonalds a log time ago.

• The burgers decaying later than ordinary burgers

a) A simple explanation. McDonald's beef patties are manufactured under a very controlled hygienic environment. Normal beef patty (in this experiment = hand-made), are made

from hand and in a non industrial hygienically certified environment. That's why they decay faster.

8. For me, this is another example of unhealthy competition in the fast food industry. Some other companies use alternative media to spread lies and in turn discredit their rival's capability.

9. Any feedback, please comment. Thanks :)