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<blockquote data-quote="txag" data-source="post: 703703" data-attributes="member: 8"><p><a href="http://www.tcfa.org/McDsHoax.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tcfa.org/McDsHoax.htm</a></p><p></p><p><em>"Information from Dr. David Forrest below: </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Thank you for taking time to check the validity of the email and providing me an opportunity to respond. This is actually a chain email (urban legend) that misrepresents the situation regarding use of imported beef. I would like to clarify that I did not compose the original message and ask that you not forward it because there are a number of inaccurate statements. I made the mistake of forwarding it to some associates (before I realized it was a hoax) to solicit their feedback on the accuracy because I was skeptical of the statements. In the process, my signature was inadvertently added to the bottom of the page. There are web sites that provide additional information concerning inaccurate statements in the original message: </em></p><p><em></em></p><p> <em><a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/boycotts/mcdbeef.htm" target="_blank">http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/boycotts/mcdbeef.htm</a> </em></p><p><em></em></p><p> <em><a href="http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/mcbeef.html" target="_blank">http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/mcbeef.html</a> </em></p><p><em></em></p><p> <em><a href="http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/foreignbeef.htm" target="_blank">www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/foreignbeef.htm</a> </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>This chain email is listed on the Netlore Archive website under the Top 25 Urban Legends. I have also included below a response from McDonald's to the Texas Farm Bureau and a recent article from the Cattle Buyers Weekly. I would appreciate your assistance in relaying this information to those who received the original e-mail to help</em></p><p><em>break this chain of misinformation. Thank you. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Sincerely, </em></p><p><em>David"</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="txag, post: 703703, member: 8"] [url=http://www.tcfa.org/McDsHoax.htm]http://www.tcfa.org/McDsHoax.htm[/url] [i]"Information from Dr. David Forrest below: Thank you for taking time to check the validity of the email and providing me an opportunity to respond. This is actually a chain email (urban legend) that misrepresents the situation regarding use of imported beef. I would like to clarify that I did not compose the original message and ask that you not forward it because there are a number of inaccurate statements. I made the mistake of forwarding it to some associates (before I realized it was a hoax) to solicit their feedback on the accuracy because I was skeptical of the statements. In the process, my signature was inadvertently added to the bottom of the page. There are web sites that provide additional information concerning inaccurate statements in the original message: [url=http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/boycotts/mcdbeef.htm]http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/boycotts/mcdbeef.htm[/url] [url=http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/mcbeef.html]http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/mcbeef.html[/url] [url=http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/foreignbeef.htm]www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/foreignbeef.htm[/url] This chain email is listed on the Netlore Archive website under the Top 25 Urban Legends. I have also included below a response from McDonald's to the Texas Farm Bureau and a recent article from the Cattle Buyers Weekly. I would appreciate your assistance in relaying this information to those who received the original e-mail to help break this chain of misinformation. Thank you. Sincerely, David"[/i] [/QUOTE]
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