Corrections to Article
(these have been incorporated into the online
version)
1. The McDonald's press release about the french fries being cooked
in 100% vegetable oil was issued in July 23, 1990 (as correctly stated
elsewhere in the article), not in July 2003, as stated in the first
paragraph due to a typographical error.
2. John Robbins states that I have not used the entire quotation he
gave me. This doesn't materially alter the sense of the story, but
I have used the entire quotation in the online version
(see my response to John
Robbins for a before-and-after comparison).
3. June 9, 2005: I have now updated the timeline
to include events from 2004 and 2005, and to reflect the actual dates
that the lawsuits were filed in different states in 2001. I
updated the settlement allocation to indicate that the court upheld the
proposed settlement and the money is in the process of being
distributed.