Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> (David Fetter) wrote:
>> The real coffee story is a lot less flattering to McDonalds than you
>> appear to assume here.
>>
>> http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm
>
> An interesting read. Thank you.


It may be interesting, but it's full of half-truths and lies.

McD's screwed up bigtime by not taking the case seriously, and they got
out-lawyered. Being right is not necessarily a good defense.

Coffee is brewed at about 200 degrees. To serve it at 135 to 140
degrees, they would have to chill it, otherwise the temperature would be
inconsistent from one cup to another, depending on how fresh it was (and
they would still be exposed to liability if a customer happened to get a
fresh cup.) The coffee also has to be served hot enough that someone
can add cream to it and still have a hot beverage instead of just warm.

Bob