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A generated by theme end A Last week, McDonald’s Japan apologized to a customer after they found bits of blue plastic in an order of their Chicken McNuggets. As a result, McDonald’s has pulled a million McNuggets from the factory. Another customer found a piece of vinyl in their McNuggets. “We deeply apologize for the…
In the everlasting quest to make sure we don’t all die from an antibiotic resistant ‘superbug,’ activists have managed another modest victory. Following a public letter addressed to In-N-Out Burger from consumer group CALPIRG, In-N-Out has affirmed a commitment to using meat from animals not treated with antibiotics, according to Reuters. “Our company is committed…
I have trouble eating two slices of cheesecake in an hour, so I can’t imagine what my insides would look like if I crammed 13 slices in a minute. Then again, I’m not a competitive speed eater. Matt Stonie completed a self-imposed challenge to eat as much cheesecake as possible in one minute. He wasn’t…
(Photo: 7 Deadly) The Chocolate Covered Company covers things in chocolate, then sells them. That’s a great business premise! Everything is better when drenched in chocolate. I’ve never had chocolate covered jalapeños, but I can definitely imagine how wonderful the combination would be. The crew at 7 Deadly took them even further. They injected half…
There’s having it your way and then there’s this. Japanese site RocketNews, the folks who once ordered a Whopper with a thousand pieces of bacon, a burger with a thousand slices of cheese, and one with a hundred slices of grilled onion, have returned to order yet another ridiculous Burger King burger. This: This time,…
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That label’s full of holes. Photo: Rob Lawson/Getty Images Add Parmesan to the list of foods that come with more than you bargained for: The FDA warns Parmesan fraud has become a serious problem for American consumers. Tests show products described as “100 percent Parmesan” routinely have cut-rate substitutes…
It can be difficult to keep up with all the fads and trends in New York City dining, what with the green juices and the bone marrow and the tiny, tiny cupcakes. But the latest hot cosmopolitan trend is simple: It’s bowls, baby! “Hot, Skinny People Are Ditching Salads for ‘Power Bowls’,” the New York…
Ice-cream bandits are flipping their stolen desserts to bodegas, according to 13th Precinct commanding officer Deputy Inspector Brendan Timoney. View Full Caption Shutterstock/Keith Homan MANHATTAN — Your bodega ice cream may be hot. A string of ice cream thefts at Manhattan drug stores was motivated not by a love of dessert — although…
Head to any housewares store and you’ll find aisles full of machines designed to easily bake up everything from cupcakes, to cake pops, to even home-made Twinkies. But none can compare to the life-changing potential of a machine that can quickly and easily bake up edible spoons. You don’t even need to make your own…