The next time you go to Mc Donalds, DO NOT ask for a "Hamburger".
They're not hamburgers any more, and please don't call them hamburgers
any longer. Due to numerous legal suits, the word hamburger is being
changed to "Ground Beef Burger". This is due to lawsuits which claims
that the word "hamburger" is misleading, because they do not contain
ham. The Pork Industry first took this to the U.S. courts in 2008,
and since then, there have been numerous cases and appeals. A Federal
Judicial decision was finally enacted, and it was decided to change
the name of this sandwich from "hamburger" to "Ground Beef Burger".
All restaurants serving these sandwiches are now required by law to
remove the word "hamburger" from all their menus and advertising no
later than December 31, 2011, or face severe penalties.
A sandwich containing a meat patty which consists of at least 94.5%
ground ham, CAN be called a hamburger. But no sandwich containing a
meat patty made from beef, or any other meat will be allowed to be
called a hamburger. The word "hamburger" will be changed in all
dictionaries and other books of the English language, including
encyclopedias, and educational books. All persons who reside in the
United States of America are asked to please stop calling these
sandwiches "hamburgers", unless they are actually made from ham.
However calling them "burgers" regardless of the type of meat, is
legal and acceptable in any business which serves this sandwich.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/counsellist.aspx
They're not hamburgers any more, and please don't call them hamburgers
any longer. Due to numerous legal suits, the word hamburger is being
changed to "Ground Beef Burger". This is due to lawsuits which claims
that the word "hamburger" is misleading, because they do not contain
ham. The Pork Industry first took this to the U.S. courts in 2008,
and since then, there have been numerous cases and appeals. A Federal
Judicial decision was finally enacted, and it was decided to change
the name of this sandwich from "hamburger" to "Ground Beef Burger".
All restaurants serving these sandwiches are now required by law to
remove the word "hamburger" from all their menus and advertising no
later than December 31, 2011, or face severe penalties.
A sandwich containing a meat patty which consists of at least 94.5%
ground ham, CAN be called a hamburger. But no sandwich containing a
meat patty made from beef, or any other meat will be allowed to be
called a hamburger. The word "hamburger" will be changed in all
dictionaries and other books of the English language, including
encyclopedias, and educational books. All persons who reside in the
United States of America are asked to please stop calling these
sandwiches "hamburgers", unless they are actually made from ham.
However calling them "burgers" regardless of the type of meat, is
legal and acceptable in any business which serves this sandwich.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/counsellist.aspx