McDonald’s dietary recommendations for employees

Right after Christmas, the Wall Street Journal wrote that McDonald’s had taken down its website advising employees how to eat more healthfully—by not eating McDonald’s core products.

Oops.

Nothing on the Web really disappears, in part because of screenshots.  The website Russia Today, of all places, had done just that (thanks Ben Kelley, for sending).

Here’s an aggregation of what else got sent to me from other donors who prefer to remain anonymous:

• McDonald’s shutters gaffe-prone employee help site, CBS MoneyWatch
• McDonald’s removes worker site after fast food flap, CNBC.  I like the summary:

After yet another PR headache, McDonald’s has taken down its employee resources website following what it deemed “unwarranted scrutiny and inappropriate commentary.”

• McDonald’s on employee resource site: Not lovin’ it, CNN

My favorite comment comes from a tweet from Center for Science in the Public Interest, @CSPI: