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All sausage and bacon served in McDonald's meals will now be sourced from farms that meet strict animal welfare criteria set down by the RSPCA, the restaurant has announced.

From the end of April, meat in McMuffins to premium salads will only use 100% Freedom Food pork, currently delivered by less than a third of British pig farmers.

The Freedom Food scheme goes beyond industry standards and legislation with farmers required to provide bright, airy environments, bedded pens and plenty of space for pigs to move around in.

McDonald's said it hoped its support for the scheme would encourage more pork producers to adopt the criteria on their farms, while allowing customers to make "affordable, ethical choices on the high street".

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It has come to our attention that the Twitter account of BURGER KING(R) brand has been hacked.

We have worked directly with administrators to suspend the account until we are able to re-establish our legitimate site and authentic postings.

We apologise to our followers who have been receiving erroneous tweets about other members of our industry and additional inappropriate topics.

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McDonald's has tweeted to confirm it had nothing to do with Burger King's Twitter account being hacked.

The account was renamed "McDonalds".

We empathize with our @burgerking counterparts. Rest assured, we had nothing to do with the hacking.

From @McDonalds on Twitter: ( 6:43 pm, Mon 18 Feb 2013)

Read the hacked tweets here.

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It appears that Burger King's Twitter account, which seemed to be hacked, has been suspended.

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Burger King's Twitter account has retweeted a Tweet joking that the account's password was 'whopper123'.

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Burger King's Twitter account is currently retweeting a number of tweets joking about the fact the account has been hacked.

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Burger King's Twitter account appears to have been hacked, and renamed McDonalds.

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It appears that Burger King's Twitter account has been hacked.

The account has been renamed "McDonalds":

We just got sold to McDonalds! Look for McDonalds in a hood near you @dfnctsc

From @BurgerKing on Twitter: ( 5:01 pm, Mon 18 Feb 2013)

MY FELLOW iTHUGS FOLLOW @lilinternet RIGHT NOW

From @BurgerKing on Twitter: ( 5:20 pm, Mon 18 Feb 2013)

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McDonald's says it will create 2,500 jobs this year. The announcement comes as official figures reveal record numbers of people are now in work.

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• McDonald's will be open for 29 days during the Olympics and Paralympics and serve will serve 1.75 million meals.
• At their busiest periods they are expecting to serve around 1,200 customers an hour .
  

• There is seating for 1,500 at the site, including 70 seats on a second floor balcony with a scenic view of the Olympic Stadium.
  
• August 3, when the athletics plus aquatics competitions are both under way, has been earmarked as the busiest day.
  

• 2,000 staff will work six-hour shifts with a 45 minute break. There will be about 200 staff on shift at a time.
  
• The restaurant is 3,000 square metres in size and two-storeys.

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