McDonald’s has finished the switch to using a zero trans-fat cooking oil for it’s famous french fries. This marks an important event in the world of fast food, and while some criticize the company for not moving fast enough, McDonald’s says they are confident the rest of their menu will be free of trans-fat by the end of 2008. Currently McDonald’s uses over 75 million pounds of cooking oil per year.

My friend Jeff at Knowzy.com had alerted me to this article recently published by Chicago Business News, and today I woke up to discover a story by MSNBC dated yesterday, which says McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner made it official during Thursday’s shareholders meeting at the company’s corporate headquarters.

I’ve just finished creating the Fast Food Nutrition Information page. This provides quick access to nutrition information from all the major fast-food chains. Most companies made the information easy to find, but a few could definitely improve the visibility, navigation or priority of the facts. Understandably, calories and fat are not something fast-food companies want to promote or advertise. The food items we buy in the grocery store have nutritional info printed on the back of the package, but fast-food items have no such label. Most people have no idea how much cholesterol is in their favorite cheeseburger, or how many calories in their favorite fries.

*This marks the beginning of adding real content to the FFC site. No more ‘filler’ text for design testing. The new site will continue to be tweaked, but the foundation is now in place, and Fast Food Critic is officially off the ground. Woohoo!