Via The Ethicurean:
Eric Schlosser, of Fast Food Nation fame, has an article in today’s NY Times called Penny Foolish about the refusal of Burger King to pay an extra penny per pound for tomatoes.
I can’t boycott Burger King because, well, I don’t eat at Burger King. I do think it’s rather illustrative of the [...]

Tags: Burger King, ethics, fast food, McDonald's, Taco Bell

Via Mark’s Daily Apple - Fast Food Items Highest in Trans Fats
Here’s a brief sampling:

White Castle Homestyle Onion Rings - Sack; Trans Fat: 30 grams
White Castle Fish Nibblers - Sack;Trans Fat: 16 grams
KFC Chicken Pot Pie;Trans Fat: 14 grams
Burger King Hash Browns - Large;Trans Fat: 13 grams
White Castle Chicken Rings - 20 rings;Trans Fat: 13 [...]

Tags: Burger King, fast food, KFC, McDonald's, Papa John's, Taco Bell, White Castle

E.Coli at Taco Bell; Green Onions Blamed
There was another E.Coli outbreak last week, this time at Taco Bell, that bastion of healthy eating. Officials have traced the outbreak to green onions. Given that I’ve written about E.Coli once before during the spinach outbreak, I won’t go into all the details again. But [...]

Tags: E.coli, grain-fed, Taco Bell