What a McDonald's Happy Meal looks like after 6 years

Photos claiming to show a six-year-old McDonald's Happy Meal are going viral online.

Jennifer Lovdahl posted photos of the meal and an accompanying receipt dated January 8, 2010 to Facebook.

The photos show four chicken nuggets and and a small order of slightly shriveled french fries.

"It's been 6 years since I bought this 'Happy Meal' at McDonald's," Lovdahl wrote in the photo caption. "It's been sitting at our office this whole time and has not rotted, molded, or decomposed at all!"

PostbyJennifer Lovdahl.

Lovdahl said she bought the food and let it sit for years to prove to people that McDonald's food is unhealthy because it doesn't rot. Lovdahl's post has been shared more than 187,000 times on Facebook.We reached out to her for more information and will update when we hear back.

Stories about McDonald's hamburgers that last years before rotting are frequently cited as evidence that fast food is loaded with preservatives.

McDonald's USA offers another explanation.Dr. Keith Warriner, the program director at the University of Guelph's Department of Food Science and Quality Assurance, gives a lengthier explanation that you can read here.

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