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At McDonald's, we work continuously with our suppliers to promote socially responsible practices in our supply chain. Our efforts include a supplier social accountability program, which protects the health, safety, and human rights of workers.
Animal Welfare. McDonald's is an industry leader in animal welfare. Our program includes: |
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- Global Animal Welfare Guiding Principles for McDonald's programs worldwide.
- An Animal Welfare Council to advise us on humane animal handling practices.
- Onsite audits to ensure appropriate animal handling practices in our suppliers' slaughterhouse facilities.
- Laying Hen Guidelines for our U.S. egg suppliers.
- Other local market-specific standards.
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| "McDonald's should be given credit for bringing about improvements in animal welfare in the entire beef industry... I have been in this business for more than 25 years, and I have never seen such a transformation." |
Dr. Temple Grandin
Prominent Animal Behavior Expert |
| Antibiotics. McDonald's has taken a lead in preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics that are important to human and animal health. Our Global Policy for Antibiotic Use in Food Animals helps address the problem of bacterial resistance by establishing standards for antibiotics use that our applicable to our "direct relationship" poultry suppliers. |
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| Dr. Temple Grandin, McDonald’s chief animal welfare advisor, audits a supplier facility |
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Direct relationship suppliers are those that have facilities dedicated to producing products for the McDonald’s System and control the stages of production where antibiotics are most likely to be used. Most of our direct relationship poultry suppliers are in North America and Europe.
Our global antibiotics policy requires direct relationship poultry suppliers to: |
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- Refrain from using, for the purpose of growth promotion, antibiotics that belong to classes of compounds approved for use in human medicine.
- Follow specific Guiding Principles for Sustainable Use.
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Direct relationship poultry suppliers must annually certify their compliance with the policy. As a next step, we have developed a trial reporting system to track antibiotics use and are now testing it with our direct relationship poultry suppliers in the U.S.
To encourage broader adherence to the requirements, our policy indicates that voluntary compliance will be a favorable factor in future purchasing decisions.
Safety. At McDonald's, nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and our employees. A relentless focus on safety is integrated into every aspect of our operations.
Food Safety
McDonald's leads the industry in food safety. For many years, we have been out in front with high standards and effective compliance programs. |
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- We have food quality and safety standards in place in every critical area of our supply chain, from farm to counter. Our standards meet or exceed federal requirements.
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) is a cornerstone of our approach. HACCP is a globally-accepted method of preventing food-borne illinesses and has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the basis for its regulations.
- We require our food suppliers to have HACCP systems.
- Food safety has been integrated into food handling procedures in our restaurants. Staff conduct validations, on an ongoing basis, to verify adherence.
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Toy Safety
McDonald's toy safety record far exceeds the record for the toy industry overall. This reflects the high priority we place on toy safety and our relationships with suppliers who share our commitment and have the capabilities to fulfill it. |
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- Our suppliers use state-of-the-art technology to analyze the safety of toys and other promotional items developed for the McDonald's System.
- Our Happy Meal toy designs undergo extensive reviews and testing by a team of safety experts, including independent testing laboratories. Toys are tested before, during, and after production.
- With RAM Consulting, we shared state-of-the-art equipment and technology with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to help them better evaluate toy safety and prevent injuries to children. CPSC awarded us the prestigious Chairman's Commendation for our contributions to product safety.
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| “Virtual Child,” developed by RAM Consulting for McDonald’s, tests toys for potential suffocation hazards. Shared with CPSC to help improve their toy safety testing. |
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PlayPlace Safety
McDonald's is committed to offering our customers the safest play environment and the most play value possible.
We work with the world's leading playground equipment manufacturers and installers and with renowned safety consultants to ensure that the play equipment at our restaurants meets our strict specifications.
Our commitment to safety goes beyond our own PlayPlaces. For example, we supported the development of a National Playground Safety Institute training curriculum for people who operate playgrounds with soft contained equipment.
Supplier Social Accountability. As a responsible citizen in every community where we do business, McDonald's is committed to high standards of behavior on issues of corporate responsibility. We hold our suppliers to these same high standards.
Our Code of Conduct for Suppliers describes how we expect our suppliers to treat their employees. We hold our suppliers accountable for ensuring adherence to our standards in their facilities and in subcontractor facilities that produce products for us.
Building on the Code, we have worked with our suppliers and other stakeholders on several initiatives to extend social accountability throughout our supply chain. We are currently exercising leadership in several collaborations to improve conditions for farm workers in the Florida tomato industry.
Socially Responsible Supply Initiative. McDonald’s has long promoted socially responsible practices in our supply chain. We have now embarked on a more comprehensive, strategic approach. It incorporates existing initiatives like our animal welfare program and our supplier social accountability program and also new environmental guidelines and performance measures.
We have developed a socially responsible supply vision, principles, and general guidelines. Within this framework, we have initiated two new programs. One focuses on responsible management and marine conservation in our fish supply chain. The other seeks to promote good environmental practices in our land-based agricultural supply chain.
Visit the Our Values section for more information about our global responsible purchasing programs.
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