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McDonald’s must face lawsuit over McRib, judge rules
NBC News ^ | 10-31-2026

Posted on 10/31/2026 4:09:44 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

A federal judge on Friday rejected McDonald’s request to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of defrauding consumers about the content of its McRib sandwich.

The plaintiffs accused McDonald’s of intentionally shaping McRib patties with ridges to resemble pork ribs and make diners believe the sandwich contains rib meat, an expensive cut known for its higher fat content and rich flavor.

Consumers said McDonald’s actual use of lower-grade pork products including shoulder, heart, tripe or stomach caused them to overpay for the McRib, one of its most expensive menu items.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: barf; heart; mcrib; offal; stomach; tripe

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The McRib is back.

 

I had a McRib. Once.

The bun itself was soft and tasty.
The pickles and onions were fresh and crispy.
The barbecue sauce was the right amount of tangy and sweet.

The mystery meat was crap. The best way to eat a McRib is to throw out that gray looking stuff and eat the rest.

1 posted on 10/31/2026 4:09:45 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

The best way to eat a McRib is to be in college then you don’t care what it tastes like!


2 posted on 10/31/2026 4:11:50 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Responsibility2nd

I don’t think the McRibs are anywhere near as good as the ones of my youth. But I still eat one (just the one) everytime they come back out.

But most of their other burgers have become really tasteless as of late.


3 posted on 10/31/2026 4:14:48 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: Responsibility2nd
Know It All Joe's Truth in Advertising - The McRib | Know It All Joe

4 posted on 10/31/2026 4:15:02 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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Anyone who looks at and tastes that lump and is fooled that it has any relationship to ribs is far too mentally feeble to be allowed out in public without assistance


5 posted on 10/31/2026 4:17:09 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Is it back? Some lucky Cities will get the McRib
6 posted on 10/31/2026 4:17:54 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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McRib is reconstituted pink slime. Who knew?


7 posted on 10/31/2026 4:18:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The EU is the old Soviet Union dressed in Western clothes." --Mikhail Gorbachev)
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To: Responsibility2nd

The cry of the generic college kid: “It’s not Ramen Noodles in a cup!”.


8 posted on 10/31/2026 4:20:20 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

The same for Jack in the Box tacos.


9 posted on 10/31/2026 4:25:50 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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Yep!
Goes better with cheap bottom of the market beer!


10 posted on 10/31/2026 4:28:41 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Responsibility2nd
"The McRib is back."

Also known as the McFib.
11 posted on 10/31/2026 4:30:32 PM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: crusty old prospector

It’s like every new Apple product when Steve Jobs was in charge. It’s like “I just gotta have it!”

I bought a mini Mac the first day it came out some 20 years ago. The retail clerk said: Congratulations-oh come on! We’re being played.


12 posted on 10/31/2026 4:32:16 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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well, to use the Alaska Decoy Dan example: people who eat pork ribs should know there is no way to have a single piece of rib meat big enough to fit inside a roll like that. they should be smart enough to figure out the difference and choose accordingly.


13 posted on 10/31/2026 4:33:41 PM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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It’s the BBQ sauce forget the rest ,LOL


14 posted on 10/31/2026 4:38:34 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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15 posted on 10/31/2026 4:39:52 PM PDT by Dan Zachary
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I love me a mcrib


16 posted on 10/31/2026 4:40:21 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn )
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17 posted on 10/31/2026 4:40:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Ridiculous lawsuit.

Someone wants settlement money.

McD should not settle.


18 posted on 10/31/2026 4:45:00 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Free Republic is going to be intolerable during the Republican Presidential primary in 2028.)
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Parts is parts. I'd like to know where the people who filed this class-action lawsuit live, because if they live anywhere in the South, and go to McDonald's to get a rib sandwich, then they need to have their heads examined. It would be funny if it was a bunch of muzzies.The media would never report that.

I tried one once, many, many years ago. Never went back for another.

19 posted on 10/31/2026 4:49:35 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Ridiculous lawsuit.

Yep they should have sued for the lack of ham in the hamburger, better case.

20 posted on 10/31/2026 4:54:21 PM PDT by itsahoot
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