Disgusting

There was news today about a woman who has left her McDonald's hamburger and fries out in the open for six months. Six months! And behold, there is not one indication of mold or decay. Absolutely petrifying if you ask me -- figuratively and literally, as the burger and fries have quite literally petrified it seems.

As the article from Yahoo! goes on to say, McDonald's vehemently denies the claim that there is funny business in their food. They say that their hamburger patty is "100% USDA-inspected ground beef" and that their buns are made with "common government-approved ingredients designed to assure food quality and safety."

Phew! Well, that's good. Now I know what to do next time I cook too many burgers tailgating at the season opener. I'll just save 'em for the playoffs!

Or maybe in trying to cover their bases, McDonald's has inadvertently revealed the true culprit. What exactly does the USDA approve? And what are the "government-approved ingredients"? And why do they use the word "designed" in regard to those ingredients?

Hmmm.