McSpotlight - Large site spotlighting McDonald's exploitation of animals, people and the environment. Including information, news, public discussion rooms. Also spotlights abuses of several other multinationals.
Reviews of and background articles concerning a 60-minute documentary on the 2.5-year court case by McDonald's against a London couple who passed out anti-McDonald's leaflets.
"A State Department investigation has tentatively concluded that the McDonald's chain in Maryland had grossly exploited hapless Polish and Slovak students who had been brought in on a summer work and travel programme." News and reader discussion. [Plastic]
Describes how McDonalds contributes to rain forest destruction by buying beef raised on cleared lands. Also provides brief nutrition information as well as description of 1986 libel suit in the United Kingdom.
"Carmen Calderón walked into a McDonald's restaurant here late last year to complain that her son had come down with food poisoning after eating one if its hamburgers. Hoping for an apology, she is instead facing a $1.25 million lawsuit." By Larry Rohter. [New York Times] [Free registration required.] (March 31, 2002)
"The outcome of the McLibel case provides a dramatic example of what happens when the 'burden of proof' is shifted in libel cases." [PR Watch] (June, 1997)
