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McDonald’s guestworkers claim food safety and wage violations

March 6, 2013 by foodsafeguru

A McDonald’s franchisee with units in Harrisburg, Lemoyne and Camp Hill, Pa., has been accused of labor abuse and exploitation by international student guestworkers, who organized a strike in protest today. They claim they experienced wage theft, 25-hour shifts and substandard housing conditions during their time participating in the U.S. State Department’s J-1 student guestworker […]

McDonald’s, Burger King, WaWa & Wegmans Recall Fruit, Veggie & Sandwich Products for Listeria

August 12, 2012 by foodsafeguru

A total of 293,488 cases and 296,224 individually distributed units of fruit, vegetable, and sandwich products containing apples, listed below, with the Use-by dates of July 8, 2012 through August 20, 2012 because they contain diced or sliced apples which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were produced and distributed from a […]

McDonald’s Customer Dies At Counter in Croatia, Restaurant Reportedly Keeps Making & Serving Food

July 27, 2012 by foodsafeguru

A McDonald’s restaurant in Sibenik, Croatia, is drawing international attention today after workers there reportedly continued to make and sell food after a female customer collapsed and died at the counter. Croatian newspaper 24sata reports that, despite the death of the McDonald’s customer, “employees continued to work as if nothing had happened.” An ambulance, called […]

Roach-Infested McDonald’s In Tampa Exposed After Trying To Block Health Inspector

June 8, 2012 by foodsafeguru

It’s never a good sign when a health inspector is denied access to a McDonald’s kitchen and is only allowed to enter after threatening to file an administrative complaint. It’s even worse when the inspector discovers a host of problems, most notably 25 to 30 dead roaches and five more live ones. WTSP News in […]

South Carolina McDonald’s worker arrested for adding phlegm to sweet tea

April 20, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell It’s disgusting, but a reminder anyone in the food biz is only as good as their worst front-line employee. The New York Daily News reports a South Carolina McDonald’s worker served customers some Sweet Tea with a side of phlegm. The incident happened on Saturday when a mother and daughter noticed their […]