Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More

Video | Agriculture | Confidence | Economy | Energy | Employment | Finance | Media | Property | RBNZ | Science | SOEs | Tax | Technology | Telecoms | Tourism | Transport | Search

 

Green Party Food Awards get it wrong

6 May 2005,

Green Party Food Awards get it wrong

The organisers of the Green Party Food awards have got it wrong.

They have significantly overstated the fat and saturated fat content of the McDonald's hamburger, and they have given an award for failing to advertise something which has actually been advertised for the past 12 months.

The awards organisers state on their website that a McDonald's hamburger has 12.7 grams of fat (with 6.6 grams being saturated fat). This statement is incorrect. A McDonald's hamburger has 9.4 grams of fat (and only 3.7 grams of saturated fat).

The Greens' website states 'all efforts have been made to ensure the data is correct.' Obviously fact checking is not a strong suit of these award organisers when the information is readily available on McDonald's website, its regularly updated nutrition brochures and on the back of 15 million McDonald's traymats.

Why does it matter? Because a McDonald's hamburger actually has significantly less saturated fat than the organic cheese being promoted elsewhere in the same food awards in the 'cleanest and greenest' food category.

So it is somewhat difficult to follow the logic. New Zealanders are being told some high fat food is good while some other lower fat food is bad. McDonald's is praised for introducing a raft of new food choices for children on the one hand, then wrongly given an award for failing to advertise them - when in fact it does.

ENDS

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Business Headlines | Sci-Tech Headlines

 
GenPro: General Practices Begin Issuing Clause 14 Notices

GenPro has been copied into a rising number of Clause 14 notices issued since the NZNO lodged its Primary Practice Pay Equity Claim against General Practice employers in December 2023.More

SPADA: Screen Industry Unites For Streaming Platform Regulation & Intellectual Property Protections

In an unprecedented international collaboration, representatives of screen producing organisations from around the world have released a joint statement.More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.