MCD McDonalds Corp

By Julie Jargon 

McDonald's Corp. said Monday it will replace high-fructose corn syrup in its sandwich buns with sugar as part of an ongoing effort to simplify its ingredients.

The company is also rolling out Chicken McNuggets and some breakfast items free of artificial preservatives and said it has curbed the use of chicken raised with antibiotics, a year earlier than planned.

Mike Andres, president of McDonald's U.S. operations, called the ingredient swaps a "sweeping change" that will impact 50% of the McDonald's menu.

The burger giant, which is in the midst of a turnaround it says revolves around listening to consumers and adapting to their changing demands, said customers have been asking the company to remove the controversial sweetener.

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 01, 2016 11:59 ET (15:59 GMT)

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