Fake cheese controversy: McDonald's India invites people to visit their kitchen
In a video, McDonald's West and South MD Saurabh Kalra and CMO Arvind R P along with others said that the company uses authentic ingredients and wants to bust the 'fake cheese' myth
Responding to the recent allegations of using fake cheese in their burgers, McDonald's India has released a video claiming that the ingredients in its food items are authentic.
In the video, Saurabh Kalra, Managing Director at McDonald's India West, and South along with Arvind R P, Chief Marketing Officer of the company, have invited people to visit their kitchen and witness the same.
Kalra said, "We use real cheese. We have never ever substituted any of our cheese-containing products with any other alternatives."
While R P said, "We are as passionate about food as you. We have higher standards of food quality and we adhere to all the food laws. That's why I want to bust this myth. about our cheese. Our cheese has 100% purity."
Other employees - Aditya Kharwa, National HOD, Dr. Shatadru Sengupta, Chief Legal Officer, Pranil Bhamare, Head of Quality Systems, Swarup Saigaonkar, Corporate Chef vouched for the food safety practices and the quality of the products.
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The Maharashtra Food And Drug Administration (FDA) recently aired concerns that an outlet of the fast food chain was using a substitute instead of cheese for their burgers. As a fallout, the Ahmednagar outlet’s licence has been suspended. As per FDA, the company was using 'cheese-like' products or cheese analogues and not actual cheese. However, after the chain submitted a compliance report verifying the removal of the word 'cheese' from product names, their licence was revoked.
