{"id":561,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:47","slug":"mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald Workers Put Disgusting Photos Of McFlurry Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A former McDonald\u2019s worker has turned the stomach of fast food fans by sharing \u2018disgusting\u2019 photos from inside a mouldy ice cream maker.  McDonald&#8217;s China has clarified its food safety policies following the posting online of controversial photos of an ic<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A former McDonald\u2019s worker has turned the stomach of fast food fans by sharing \u2018disgusting\u2019 photos from inside a mouldy ice cream maker.&nbsp; McDonald&#8217;s China has clarified its food safety policies following the posting online of controversial photos of an ice cream machine. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huffington Post.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Ft_nDS2-Ifh1tRT8tjbdpESVF1wJ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"351.5736434108527\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/#Photo_Huffington_Post\" title=\"Photo: Huffington Post\">Photo: Huffington Post<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/#A_former_McDonalds_worker-Nike_Photo_toutiaocom\" title=\"A former McDonald\u2019s worker-Nike&nbsp; Photo: toutiao.com\">A former McDonald\u2019s worker-Nike&nbsp; Photo: toutiao.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/#This_came_out_of_McDonalds_ice_cream_machine_in_case_yall_were_wondering_from_Nikephuckyounick_Photo_telegraphcouk\" title=\"This came out of McDonald&#8217;s ice cream machine in case y&#8217;all were wondering from Nike@phuckyounick&nbsp; Photo: telegraph.co.uk\">This came out of McDonald&#8217;s ice cream machine in case y&#8217;all were wondering from Nike@phuckyounick&nbsp; Photo: telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/#Photo_Weixin\" title=\"Photo: Weixin\">Photo: Weixin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/#Photo_toutiaocom\" title=\"Photo: toutiao.com\">Photo: toutiao.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/#Photo_toutiaocom-2\" title=\"Photo: toutiao.com\">Photo: toutiao.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/#Officials_with_the_Shanghai_Food_and_Drug_Administration_check_the_license_food_materials_operation_procedures_and_hygiene_at_a_McDonalds_outlet_on_Hechuan_Road_yesterday_PhotoShanghai_Daily\" title=\"Officials with the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration check the license, food materials, operation procedures and hygiene at a McDonald&#8217;s outlet on Hechuan Road yesterday. (Photo\/Shanghai Daily)\">Officials with the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration check the license, food materials, operation procedures and hygiene at a McDonald&#8217;s outlet on Hechuan Road yesterday. (Photo\/Shanghai Daily)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/mcdonald-workers-put-disgusting-photos-of-mcflurry-machine\/#Photo_Internet\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Huffington_Post\"><\/span>Photo: Huffington Post<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The McDonald&#8217;s employee who posted pictures of what he claimed were the mouldy innards of a McFlurry machine has been sacked &#8211; but he&#8217;s not losing any sleep over it.<\/p>\n<p>Teenager Nick 18 years old, who did not disclose his surname, shared the photos on Twitter, claiming: \u201cThis came out of McDonald&#8217;s ice cream machine in case y&#8217;all were wondering\u2026\u201d. Nike was fired just days after he posted nausea-inducing photos he laims he took inside the McDonald&#8217;s he worked at in Louisiana, USA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FtnB2qNUlbNIw9pYsGTci2TzAx-B?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"554.5625\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_former_McDonalds_worker-Nike_Photo_toutiaocom\"><\/span>A former McDonald\u2019s worker-Nike&nbsp; Photo: toutiao.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"www.toutiao.com5.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoOZ52lpQPnB3P2AB4lGMs_DN8ry?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"611.133611691023\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"telegraph.co.uk.PNG\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjkOBbWA_UpFRA6nQxEag06ss5kC?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"287.0845323741007\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_came_out_of_McDonalds_ice_cream_machine_in_case_yall_were_wondering_from_Nikephuckyounick_Photo_telegraphcouk\"><\/span>This came out of McDonald&#8217;s ice cream machine in case y&#8217;all were wondering from Nike@phuckyounick&nbsp; Photo: telegraph.co.uk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Weixian1.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FtGCTesUH0IohkButIYk6vEDzV0f?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"643\" height=\"592\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Weixin\"><\/span>Photo: Weixin<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Nick said: &#8220;They were very disrespectful. They were begging me to delete my tweet.&nbsp; &#8220;They said I was slandering [the] McDonald\u2019s brand. I don\u2019t tweet lies. I took the tray out and took a picture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The teen &#8211; who claims he now has another job &#8211; knew full well that posting the photos would have severe consequences. <\/p>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s company-wide policy states employees shouldn&#8217;t do anything to &#8220;undermine the goodwill, reputation, development and\/or operation&#8221; of the brand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"www.toutiao.com6.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fg80CP6Z9jg_7Lwq_N5_skvunCwG?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"656.3913043478261\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_toutiaocom\"><\/span>Photo: toutiao.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"www.toutiao.com7.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FtKVaNc7L41Yg68SYBD8Tudqs_AF?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"629.1590909090909\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_toutiaocom-2\"><\/span>Photo: toutiao.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Nick upped the ante with these vile photographs. It adds: &#8220;Any deviation from these commitments may be subject to disciplinary or other appropriate action, up to and including termination of employment.&#8221;&nbsp; Nick said: &#8220;I always knew deep down I was going to post it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The working conditions were ridiculous \u2014 everyone was inappropriate and nothing was clean. &#8220;I shared it because I wanted to let people know what they\u2019re consuming, and how disgusting the conditions are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"222.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsHHtv3IQJrOZesRn20uit4BfEgn?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"734\" height=\"889\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Internet<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>As notified by McDonald&#8217;s U.S., the component showed in online images is used for holding the lubricant that might drop during the operation of the ice cream machine. The component is totally separate from the milk,&#8221; McDonald&#8217;s China said in a statement posted on its Sina Weibo account on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Further, it said, &#8220;the headquarters of McDonald&#8217;s China spot-checked some outlets on Wednesday night and found that the indicators of ice cream machines in these stores were in line with McDonald&#8217;s standards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"111.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvWj7yELgOiAAWofzupOTBSQ6oh6?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"346.94520547945206\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The company released a statement late on Wednesday, reassuring customers about the safety and cleanliness of its ice cream machines and other food production tools.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In China, ice cream machines at McDonald&#8217;s outlets are automatically heated and disinfected every day at a set time to ensure food safety,&#8221; the company said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"www.ecns.cn.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjouMdouM2JW22ytey3K5bUiSlOP?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"534\" height=\"300\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Officials_with_the_Shanghai_Food_and_Drug_Administration_check_the_license_food_materials_operation_procedures_and_hygiene_at_a_McDonalds_outlet_on_Hechuan_Road_yesterday_PhotoShanghai_Daily\"><\/span>Officials with the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration check the license, food materials, operation procedures and hygiene at a McDonald&#8217;s outlet on Hechuan Road yesterday. (Photo\/Shanghai Daily) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Internet.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fk5GoCzkZuOkS7i9nBTCQry0-xA7?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"388.40780911062905\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoN3YMWUiofoBpRXw0861HzELbyq?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" title=\"\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(4, 77, 246); font-size: 18px;\">Will You Continue To Eat McDonald&#8217;s Food?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"450\" height=\"488.9643463497453\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A former McDonald\u2019s worker has turned the stomach of fast food fans by sharing \u2018disgusting\u2019 photos from inside a mouldy ice cream maker. 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