FTC investigating why McDonald’s ice cream machines are always broken

Published September 3, 2021 5:07pm ET



McDonald’s may not be lovin’ a reported inquiry into its ice cream machines from the Federal Trade Commission.

Following years of struggles to keep the machines that make milkshakes, soft serve cones, and McFlurrys operational, McDonald’s received letters early this summer seeking information about the broken machines, the latest development in the Biden administration’s crusade to determine whether manufacturers of a range of products, from tractors to phones, impede owners from fixing products themselves, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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