Mu 2001, McDonald's anaimbidwa mlandu wokhudzana ndi kupezeka kwa ng'ombe ya ng'ombe mu fries ya ku France, yomwe inalengezedwa ngati mankhwala a zamasamba. Mlanduwu udaperekedwa m'malo mwa anthu odyetsera zamasamba, zomwe zidapangitsa kuti malo odyera othamanga a McDonald apereke ndalama zokwana $ 10 miliyoni, pomwe $ 6 miliyoni adalipidwa kwa mabungwe omwe amadya zamasamba. Patapita kanthawi, odyetsera zamasamba angapo adalumikizana ndi Animal Rights Protection Agency, ndikuwauza kuti kuyambira pano, ma fries a ku France ku McDonald's alibe nyama. Doris Lin, nzika yaufulu wa zinyama, adayang'ana ndikulumikizana ndi malo odyerawo kudzera pa webusayiti, pomwe adalandira yankho ili:
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