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Mc's facing lawsuits over french fries

Report: Damages sought over news fries contain wheat, dairy products

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11459132/

The Associated Press

Updated: 10:36 a.m. ET Feb. 20, 2006

CHICAGO - Mc's Corp. is facing at least three lawsuits related to its

disclosure last week that its french fries contain wheat and dairy products.

Debra Moffatt of Lombard, Ill., seeks unspecified damages in a suit filed

Friday in Cook County Circuit Court that accuses the company of misleading

the public. Her attorney, Pakenas, said his client has celiac disease

that causes gastrointestinal symptoms when set off by eating gluten, a

protein found in wheat.

" You cannot sell gluten-free french fries when they have gluten, " Pakenas

said. Moffatt's lawsuit seeks class-action status.

Mc's said Feb. 13 that wheat and dairy ingredients are used to flavor

its fries. Those substances can cause allergic or other medical reactions in

food-sensitive consumers.

Earlier this month, Mc's also acknowledged that its fries contain a

third more trans fats than it previously knew, citing results of a new

testing method it began using in December.

Jack Daly, Mc's senior vice president, said in a statement the company

has not reviewed the case yet and is testing its fries for gluten through a

food allergy research program at the University of Nebraska.

On Friday, Mark and Theresa Chimiak of Jupiter, Fla., sued the fast-food

chain, claiming their 5-year-old daughter has an intolerance to gluten. On

Wednesday, Nadia Sugich of Los Angeles sued Mc's, saying she is a

vegan and would not have eaten the fries if she had known they contained

dairy products.

Until recently, the company had said its fries were free of gluten and milk

or wheat allergens and safe for people with dietary issues related to the

consumption of dairy items. But this month, the fast-food company quietly

added " Contains wheat and milk ingredients " to the french fries listing on

its Web site.

The company said the move came in response to new rules by the U.S. Food and

Drug Administration for the packaged foods industry, including one requiring

that the presence of common allergens such as milk, eggs, wheat, fish or

peanuts be reported. As a restaurant operator, Oak Brook, Ill.-based

Mc's does not have to comply but is doing so voluntarily.

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