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Article: A pasty pasting; Charles lambasts McDonald's . . . then it emerges his Cornish speciality has more calories and saturated fat than a Big Mac.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- February 28, 2007
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Byline: REBECCA ENGLISH;SEAN POULTER
HE'S a tireless champion of organic farming and healthy eating.
So it was perhaps no surprise when Prince Charles launched an attack on the fast-food industry yesterday.
But when he went as far as suggesting that McDonald's should be banned, it seemed that the prince had bitten off far more than he could chew.
He immediately laid himself open to charges of hypocrisy after it was pointed out that the company's signature Big Mac contains fewer calories, fats and salt than some products in his own organic Duchy Originals food range.
His Cornish pasty contains 264 calories per 100g compared to ...