Ex-McDonald's chef settles debate on whether burgers go mouldy after eye-opening video

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A former McDonald's chef has spilled the beans on how long it actually takes for a McDonald's burger to go mouldy.Mike Haracz, who goes by @chefmikeharacz on TikTok, claims he previously worked at McDonald's corporate office and has been dishing out 'insider information' about the fast-food giant on the social media platform.Customers have long been curious about what's actually in McDonald's food - and now Mike has settled the debate on whether the chain's produce ever 'goes off'.

This was sparked by a resurfaced video from YouTuber DebunkerSam titled 'The decomposition of McDonald's burgers and fries', which was originally posted 13 years ago.In his five-minute experiment, DebunkerSam places McDonald's fries and various burgers into jars to observe their rate of decomposition.

After a fortnight, the fries seem unchanged, while the quarter pounder, chicken, and fish burgers begin to show mould growth.

Surprisingly, he notes that the Big Mac looks untouched, stating "it hasn't even started to mould yet". Three weeks in, only the lettuce in the Big Mac shows signs of mould, with the rest of the burger looking much the same.By the fifth week, mould has engulfed the Big Mac, mirroring the fate of the other burgers, yet the fries still look pristine.Ten weeks into the experiment, DebunkerSam is astounded by the condition of the fries, exclaiming: "Look at that!