McDonalds is one of the largest food chains globally and in the U.S. It has one of the most recognized symbols with the golden arches. There are more than 34,000 local McDonalds around the world and they serve approximately 69 million people in 118 countries every single day. They also spend about two billion dollars on advertisements each year. The ethical issue that I want to address in this essay is whether or not McDonalds is ethical for advertising and selling obese and unhealthy foods to its customers. I believe it is important to explore this organization because McDonalds is one of the largest and most well-known food chains around the world. It is important to know that an organization as successful and large as them is also …show more content…
McDonalds provides tremendous deals but I am willing to spend a few extra dollars on other restaurants with lesser food that is much healthier.” The second and last question that I had asked them was, “Do you think McDonalds is unethical for advertising to sell obese and unhealthy foods to customers?” Dan’s answer to that question was, “No, because it is ultimately the consumer’s choice whether or not they want to buy and eat the food because nobody is forcing them to do it. The food may be fattening and contribute to poor health but you can burn off the food and calories by exercising and doing physical activity. You cannot blame McDonalds for one being obese as nobody is forcing them to eat it all the time. There are numerous of other reasons that could be contributing to the obesity other than just the McDonalds Corporation.” Mike’s answer to that question was, “It is ethical as long as the customers understand that it is unhealthy. Most people already know that McDonald’s foods are unhealthy for individuals due to their reputation. McDonalds would only be unethical if it were advertising and saying that they serve very healthy meals and are one of the healthiest places to eat at because it would be lying to the customers.” McDonalds is very focused on the standards of the legal aspects. This is the case because McDonalds has dealt with many lawsuits since the corporation has been created. For example, in the famous coffee case,
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McDonalds view would most likely lean towards the utilitarian view of ethics where their decisions are based solely on outcomes or consequences. This view encourages efficiency and productivity and is consistent with the goal of profit maximization. Here clearly the interests of consumers were ignored over profit maximization goal.
In his article “How Junk Food Can End Obesity” Freedman pointed out the junk food affected our health and caused obesity. In this regard, He stated his opinion by using his own experiences.at the beginning He started with his personal experience about purchasing a juice. He stated how a McDonald's smoothie cost half of the the amount compared to healthier and greener smoothie drink. He looked at the details about how the McDonald's contains only 300 calories and the healthier smoothie contains 700 calories. The healthier smoothie cost more and contains more calories. He supports his censure against Michael Pollan by comparing junk foods and wholesome foods. Freedman buy these wholesome foods and figured out the meat in McDonalds Big Mac has
To say McDonald’s should take responsibility for a customer’s weight gain is ignorant and completely unjustified. This company does not claim that their burgers and fries are good for you, so why should they be punished? Parents involved in the 2002 lawsuit claim McDonald’s caused obesity in their teens, “Ms. Bradley's father, Israel, who now lives with his daughter in Brooklyn, said he never saw anything in the McDonald's restaurants he visited providing information about the ingredients in the food, according to court documents. ''I always believed McDonald's was healthy for my children,'' he said in an affidavit,” (Santora). There is a nutrition calculator located on McDonald’s website, and, at many restaurants, there are nutrition facts
Fast food might be easy and cheap but people do not realize how harmful the food is for their bodies. The problem is the food that is served at these types of restaurants, especially McDonalds, are high in fat, salt, processed, and can have harmful ingredients included in the food. While home cooked food takes time to plan and make people know what they are eating, that isn’t the case at McDonalds: “McDonald’s burgers retain its fresh appearance for a very long time. This can easily fool customers who do not have a hint of this alteration in their burgers. The use of excessive preservatives is harmful for your health which McDonalds seems to overlook for gaining more and more
obesity levels; the nutritional content of processed food; McDonald’s marketing strategy toward children; the role of schools in providing sugary soft drinks, French fries, and other junk food; views of the U.S. Surgeon General; and the response of the fast food lobby. Spurlock was unable to obtain an interview with McDonald’s representatives. McDonald’s removed the Super Size option from its menu shortly before the film was released, although the company denied that it did so in response to the film. I believe that the documentary overall portrays more of a business as a generator and distributor of wealth and as a determiner of much of what we consume, it is not surprising that business ethics attracts considerable social commentary.
The nutritional value in food from fast-food places like McDonalds has become a problem for many Americans. Obesity in America is at an all-time high and a change is necessary. Should companies stray away from unhealthy options or should humans be responsible for controlling their unhealthy urges? These two questions tie in with the main debate; "Where does personal responsibility end and corporate responsibility begin?" Chuck Klosterman, from the essay "McDiculous" and David Zinczenko, from the article "Don't Blame the Eater," both share their point of view on the issue.
McDonald's is overall detrimental due to unhealthy meats and products. In the article, “Hamburger Chef Jamie Oliver Proves McDonald's Burgers Unfit for Human Consumption,” it states that, “They are taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest way for dogs and then be given to human beings!” This proves
Mc Donald’s should offer healthy alternatives in every country as long as customers accept and buy them. If customers do not want healthy options, Mc Donald’s should offer other alternatives such like sport programs or simple information packages. Scientific research clearly proofs that fast food, consumed on a regular basis, is extremely unhealthy. Mc Donald’s could be said to have an ethical responsibility to educate its customers about fast food and healthy alternatives.
60 percent of Americans are obese and that’s not McDonald's fault. McDonald’s is one of the most successful fast food chain restaurants in the world, and I am sure everyone can see why. Sure McDonald’s has fatty food and huge portions but Americans have the freedom to choose healthier foods on McDonald’s menu, or just not eat there at all. Instead of getting a Big Mac get a salad, instead of getting a sugar filled soda get a nice refreshing water.
•In the recent times McDonalds has been blamed for the high fat content in its products and many consumers perceive that the food served at their outlets is not healthy. Also, the consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious these days. McDonalds
Obesity is probably the most significant issue facing the McDonald’s Company today. The corporation has been severally blamed for the menace due to its wide range of junk foods. As the world’s largest fast food company, it has become a target of most health related films such as Super Size Me. This is because the public blames the company for failing to give nutritional information concerning the items on its menu (Baron, 2010).
McDonald’s food is not Halal. Halal foods are foods that Muslims are allowed to eat under Islamic dietary guidelines. The criteria specify both what foods are allowed, and how the food must be prepared. The foods addressed are mostly types of meat/animal tissue. McDonald’s could improve there menu by adding various halal meals which could target another market which could and enhance there profitability level.
While, McDonalds is the world largest fast food chain that does not come without problems, the more knowledge that people have the more power they have, McDonalds has in recent years made many adjustments to preparation of certain food items, adjustments to the size food items as well as increased nutritional value to certain food items. Many
Making existing and potential clients learned about items and administrations, purchaser mindfulness makes more educated purchasing choices. Customers can 't buy items and administrations in the event that they don 't know they exist. That being said, I trust McDonald 's upholds the essential privileges of shoppers. Right now, McDonald 's shows nourishment realities on all of their sustenance things. That was not generally the situation. Preceding the film super size me, and the resulting claims, McDonald 's would offer customers the choice to redesign their effectively undesirable dinners to a much bigger mixture known as super size. This overlooked shopper rights in light of the fact that the foundation did not caution clients that they would be expending almost 50% of there every day calories just by having fries. Properly, McDonalds doesn 't try to trick individuals towards the undesirable alternative of super size and shows sustenance data on the greater part of its items. Accordingly it is fitting to express that the real privileges of customers have not generally been maintained at McDonalds, but rather they are stepping in the right bearings. At present, they are making amazing steps toward a more beneficial menu. McDonald 's begun giving clients the choice of picking apple cuts and drain as a feature of the Happy Meal bundle. They likewise started bundling 100-calorie renditions of Oreos, Wheat Thins and other solid treats. Additionally McDonald 's is presently