How Do We Control Our Quality?
All McDonald’s® sources only the best products from designated suppliers, all of whom are subjected to strict standards, then prepares this quality food in a hygienic manner.
We demand Quality Ingredients
We understand that the tastiest food can only be made from foodstuff of the highest quality. McDonald’s maintains a policy of the strictest quality control with regard to all our raw material, from vegetables to livestock, including sows, cows and chickens.
Vegetables
- Regularly checked for freshness and quality
- Only ever treated with appropriate amounts of permitted pesticides and fertilizers
- Regularly checked for levels of bacteria

Vegetables are treated with appropriate amounts of permitted pesticides and fertilizers.

Each package of product is labeled with expiry date, production date and net weight. The following information can be chased on the labels:
– Type and date of original raw material
– Production date, batch and expiry date of the products
– Delivery time, destination and amount of the products
Livestock
- The farms are kept scrupulously clean, well-lit, ventilated and at controlled temperature
- Ready access to fresh water and feed
- Feed must be provided in a trough to prevent contamination
- From raising the animals to transporting them, only trained staff carry out these tasks

The raising area should be impeccably clean, with plenty of fresh air and sunlight.
We demand strict procedure
Strict procedure while processing food can produce quality of the highest degree. Rigorous supervision at every step of the procedure ensures freshness and hygiene.
Quality control
- The best and fresh ingredients are used.
- The strict temperature and time control throughout the entire production process.
- Compliance to microbiological standards.
- Effective Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) program and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in place and all workers are well-trained.

Carefully scrutinizing the patties.

Selecting the fried Chicken McNuggets.

Carefully removing the pistils and withered leaves of the lettuce.