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McDonald’s France apologized Wednesday, August 12 for distributing an internal memo to employees forbidding his restaurant Hyères, in the Var, give them food to the homeless.

On his website, the association 60 million consumers relayed that note, “signed Officer” , which said it is “forbidden to provide food to the homeless” . “In particular, tells 60 million consumers, meals which have graciously employees. “ The note specifies that these meals are a ” benefit in kind Personal [which] should enjoy that employee in question. McDonald’s is not intended [to] tou feed [s] Territory hungry “. The association notes that “the paper concludes with an explicit threat of dismissal for employees who violate the set” .

The fast food chain had published this note “following a serious incident with two homeless on the evening of July 25 in front of the McDonald’s of Hyères.” The company says that it was “prevent such incidents and safeguard the security of its customers’ , but explains that ” the process and formulation is revealing clumsy, the restaurant management has quickly removed the poster. “

” McDonald’s joined the restaurant to apologize to all those that have shocked this poster and recalls that the sign is meant to serve all customers without distinction “, the group responded. “However, regret 60 million consumers, McDonald’s France has not responded to our question of whether, or not, employees have the right to share their free burgers with needy . “

Arash Derambarsh Councillor Republicans Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine), which is illustrated in recent months for his stance against food waste, condemned on Wednesday “very firmly” the attitude of the McDonald’s restaurant in Hyères. “When someone wants to help another human being, we need help, we must encourage” , said on RTL Derambarsh M., who had defended in the spring of measures to prevent supermarkets to throw food. “I appeal to parliamentarians if McDonald’s, like other fast foods, refuse to give the consumable food to hungry people, we will go through the law” , has Does it still claimed

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