r/celiac: McDonald's Rant | the amerifat pro-yurop circlejerk gets rudely interrupted by europoor sneed

Because Europeans have higher standards in darn near every category.

But Germany lags behind, as always. No GF buns in McDonald's here yet.

Yeah, people (usually Americans) make odd generalizations about Europe lol. The EU may mean that a lot of laws are the same but EU=/=all of Europe and there's vastly different cultures/attitudes.

I think the actual reason why the US and Canada (and other places) don't have the GF bun is to do with legal risk vs. market for it. I am guessing they are a bit more worried about lawsuits in the case of illness or food testing and so wouldn't want to release a non-sealed GF product. If the product is sealed it probably has less appeal to anyone who isn't a very "serious" celiac (ie. celiac who really cares about CC). Celiacs who are very concerned about CC aren't a huge part of the market in NA, heck even celiacs aren't. Most of the GF market here is happy to pick their bun off and get fries (if in Canada where they lack gluten ingredients) because they either don't have celiac or just don't care about CC much. There's no sense in offering a product unless it will be profitable, and risk introduction is part of that calculation.

I haven't seen survey data for motivations to be on a GFD outside of NA, but it would be interesting to see.

I'm from South América and McDonalds has GF options here too. It's not an European thing.

South América

For a longer answer, we are only as disabled as our society makes us. In Europe they made a conscious decision to not disable celiacs away from dining, while in the US we have. The cruelty is the point.

/u/cusimanomd how is not serving a niche product that doesn't sell well cruelty? Also being a worthless fat lard who refuses to take ownership and work around your autoimmune disorder isn't a disability. Being r-slurred and piggish enough to think the world should revolve around your niche needs might be though.

The us has trashy standards lol. Especially fast food. Nobody cares unless it's not fully covered in grease or doesn't make you physically and mentally slower the whole day

/u/dizzyclutz you aren't wrong but do you actually think that European McSlop is healthier? In France I think they still give you un clope gratis avec your Royale with Cheese.

/h/peakpoors crossover content!

Kinda wish my ancestors had stayed put, but then again, I'm not even sure why they left Europe to begin with. If it was for better opportunities, they sure screwed the pooch on that one. Where's my generational wealth?

Because everywhere else in the world cares about what they eat, acknowledges celiac & food allergies & actually treats people like human beings. Unlike the US who literally doesn't care about feeding people poison if it makes them a profit.

Did you know subway isn't allowed to call their "bread" bread in certain countries because of the insane sugar content? It's considered cake. How about skittles in the US having ingredients banned in the the EU? US pork isn't allowed to be sold in Asia due to banned chemicals. Again, the US doesn't see people as humans, they see us as pawns to be used as they see fit.

Edit to add: did you know that there's many countries that celiacs get a government stipend to help cover the additional cost of GF products? It's amazing to find out other countries recognize the extra costs associated with having to live GF or with food allergies

/u/whybother_incertname you were already corrected for making shit up about pork exports, but why should my tax dollars go toward subsidizing fake bread made for evolutionary dead ends? You've been gifted with a natural aversion to empty carbs, and rather than embracing this and being skinny and hot you grasp at workarounds to fill your pathetic meat sack with unnatural industrial slop disguised as baked goods. Consider emigrating to Canada and applying for MAID.