But that's enough to seem more distinctive than the old Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

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Iceland said it has "withdrawn from sale the two Iceland brand quarter pounder burger lines implicated in the study".

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Back then, to order a Quarter Pounder with cheese (ketchup only in my case) was to eat a hamburger that dripped, literally and figuratively, with flavor.

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Iceland said the FSAI's findings were concerning, stressing the company had "withdrawn from sale the two Iceland brand quarter pounder burger lines implicated in the study".

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These days, social responsibility is regarded as a vital ingredient in a quarter-pounder.

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And yet the Big Mac remains the most popular sandwich in the world, and the quarter-pounder with cheese is not far behind it.

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That there looks like you've got a quarter-pounder, man.

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Constant reminders that a juicy quarter-pounder was once a wobbly-legged, big-eyed calf may put some people "in the mood to have a steak, " said Michael Pollan, who has written several books critical of modern beef production.

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