McDonalds Wants to hear from YOU!
23 July 2008=================================
McDONALD’S WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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A distribution to Feingold families but applicable to all. If you would like to enjoy a trip to a fast food restaurant every once in a while but avoid them due to dyes, preservatives and additives, McDonalds would like to hear from you. If enough people respond they will actually consider making changes. This may not affect you as you don’t frequent these places, but be the one to force change for those who don’t understand the effects of these products on our children’s brains and bodies. Make a case for the reason you choose not to eat at these types of establishments; especially - as in our case - if the food is just not up to par for your growing kids. Seriously adding salads does not make a fast food restaurant healthy - right? There are millions of families every day eating at these restaurants often multiple times a week. Please consider taking time to write to McDonalds and help to make a positive change. Even if people choose to frequent a fast food restaurant 3 or more times a week, maybe there will be a time that their body is not being overwhelmed with artificial toxins. As for the saturated fat and sodium - well that’s worth a mention too. Take a stand - write a letter (or in this case an email.) The world leaders of the future will thank you.
The following is from Shula Edelkind at the Feingold Organization.
Please consider making a case for healthier fast food. See below:
If you have not yet written to your Senators and Congressmen, please don’t let it slide - every email that they get makes a difference, as it is generally believed that everyone who contacts somebody speaks for 100 others who don’t. Be the one that DOES, not one of those that don’t.
If you are missing the email giving you the appropriate information, see it at Feingold News. Meanwhile, McDonald’s has been in touch with the CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) and has told them that they really aren’t sure that Americans are concerned about the fact that their food contains synthetic dyes. McDonald’s has asked their nutrition & labeling manager, Julia Braun, to gather information on whether or not consumers have any interest in this area.
Julia says that McDonald’s rarely does anything unless they can document a consumer demand, so she has invited parents to write to her and share their feelings about food dyes, and she has provided information below on how to reach her.
I have not included a prepared letter because I know each of you has a unique story about how the additives have affected your family, and how you deal with that problem - and each of you has a child who would really like to eat the fries at McDonald’s if they would just get the TBHQ out of the cooking oil (okay, that is not part of “this issue,” but don’t hesitate to mention it if it is important to you).
Just in case you are short on words to describe the food colorings, don’t hesitate to use terms like “land mines” and “booby traps” - because that is what they often are to our children, as well as the less lucky kids who don’t know about the Feingold Program and don’t even know what is bothering them.
Her contact info: Email: julia.braun@us.mcd.com
Julia Braun, MPH, RD
Nutrition & Labeling Manager
2111 McDonald’s Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Remember to sign your email with your name and address at the bottom, and I hope you will send me a note letting me know you have sent something, or perhaps even a bcc: of your email. Let’s change history, everybody!
Shula Edelkind Feingold Association of the United States
School Lunch.org
554 E. Main Street, Suite #301
Riverhead, NY 11901
1-631-369-9340
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