McDonald's Quality Story
Our strict standard is what takes to make our burgers taste even better!
Fresh ingredients raised with care and effort of everyone make up a delicious McDonald’s burger.
From the farm to the restaurant
Raw materials preparation and processing
Our raw material suppliers manage supply and processing based on a strict standard to prepare good quality materials.
Beef

100% beef patties originated from the clean regions of Australia, free of preservative & additive
McDonald’s beef patties are made of 100% beef, originated from the clean nature of Australia, completely free of any preservative or additive.
We manage the whole procedure from production to distribution through “beef traceability number” and are fully committed to using only the best quality beef to meet our food safety standard.
Beef traceability number: A number that provides detailed information of beef products (butchery of export country, processing location, export supplier and slaughterhouse, kill date, date of import) at the imported beef supply history management website
Chicken

Chicken patties made with safe and fresh ingredients that are carefully selected
McDonald’s chicken patties do not use any antibiotics or preservatives listed in the HPCIA (High Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials) of WHO and use safe ingredients certified by the government.
Also, our chicken patties are produced in butcheries that strictly comply with McDonald’s Animal Health & Welfare Standards and HACCP & FSSC22000 certified facilities.
McSpicy Shanghai burger patties are made from locally-sourced whole chicken breast.
HPCIA (High Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials): Antibiotics that are prescribed for human use only. When used in animals, it may have impact to people who have eaten them.
Buns

Freshly baked buns delivered everyday
McDonald’s buns are high-quality products that are produced at a GFSI*-certified plant with 60 years of expertise.
We only use freshly-baked buns made everyday in local plants according to daily demand projection. The buns are kept fresh until they are delivered to each restaurant by using a dedicated truck that protects the products from contaminants.
GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative): International food safety association established to provide consistent improvement of the food safety management system for securing safe food supply to consumers.
The burger buns used at McDonald’s are manufactured in a GFSI-authorized factory that has been certified with the food safety management system (FSSC-22000).
Lettuce

Fresh lettuce supplied by a manufacturer that is certified in global produce quality management
McDonald’s strictly monitors the farming conditions of lettuce such as clean water for farmlands, rich nutrients of soil and any sign of contaminants near the farm.
Once harvested, the lettuce is thoroughly washed over three times, vacuum-packed for freshness and delivered to the Delivery Center within 2 days from processing.
Global produce quality management certification: A standard regarding the reliability of the agricultural products by controlling hazardous factors under a certain allowable level from production to product packaging. The controlled factors include water, soil, agricultural pesticide, fertilizer, heavy metal and microbe.
In case any unavoidable situation such as natural disasters occurs, the lettuce supplier may change.
tomatoes

100% locally-sourced tomatoes grown with care
McDonald’s tomatoes are grown and harvested from our fertile farmland filled with rich soil.
All tomatoes are thoroughly washed more than twice, go through sterilization process and freshly supplied for food safety.
eggs

High-Quality 1+ grade local eggs
McDonald’s eggs are treated with the strictest sanitary process including surface cleaning and sterilization process.
They are refrigerated at the temperature of 7°C or lower for its best condition until they are finally cooked at our restaurants.
In case any unavoidable situation such as natural disasters occurs, the lettuce supplier may change.
cheese

Rich-flavored natural cheese from New Zealand
McDonald’s cheese are made with milk from dairy cattle that graze in the clean grassland of New Zealand, delivering the rich and savory taste of natural cheese.
onion

Fresh onion supplied by HACCP certified facilities
McDonald’s onions go through strict sterilization and washing process in the best hygienic facility and are vacuum-packed to be delivered safe and fresh.
Ingredients storage to delivery
Storage and delivery are as important as fresh ingredient preparation and processing, right?
Shipping companies inspect the product quality meticulously and store products safely to keep ingredients’ freshness and safety.
Restaurants' commitment
How are the ingredients that have arrived at the restaurants managed?
"From ingredient deilvery to serving, McDonald’s never gets complacent."