Posted on 07/25/2014 4:43:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Nearly a quarter-century after McDonalds startled and delighted Soviets with their first taste of American fast-food culture, the companys now facing a suit that could ban it from selling some of its signature products.
The Russian consumer protection agency said Friday it is taking the company to court for selling foods that contain more fats and carbohydrates than are allowed by national regulations.
McDonalds did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The suit comes amid especially high tensions between Moscow and Washington over the Ukraine crisis; the United States has slapped an array of sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine for allegedly supporting separatist rebels who are fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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Gee ya think?
Tit for tat.
Gee, really interesting. I never get calories from them anymore. So I don’t care.
This just in, moochelle advising Russians on nutrition!
Based on what I’ve seen of Russian and Ukrainian women, many of them could use more calories in their diets.
I think Vodka provides ample calories.
Stating the obvious, but you can get fruit
I’m guessing your picture is of kids who are on Moochelle’s school lunch program?
LOL
Russia looks like a perfect new home for Mooch-hell
This should whip up the lo info crowd.
No, I have never lost my wallet or passport . . . just sayin'.
Dang, the commies are starting to sound as radical as DemocRATS.
Yeah, right. As if the Russians were known for their healthy eating and drinking styles.
Oh Please, the Russians are pulling a classic Jesse Jackson shakedown.....make a payoff, keep your business spots, confess your high calorie sins and it’s then business as usual...
Too much fat in the chili-mac-bacon-reindeer burgers?
Da, shut up and eat your McGruel.
Nyet, you cannot have a spoon, what do you think we
are running here? An orphanage?
McDonald’s ads seem to be aimed toward a certain ethnic demographic to which I don’t belong. Therefore I don’t patronize them.
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