Fast food is a simple and quick way to eat from the heart, feeling an inexplicable sense of joy. What could be better than french fries, juicy meat and spreading cheese framed by a fresh bun? Such a dish is just crazy.
There are times when customers toss “extra” items into food in order to receive a free portion or cash compensation. If fraud is uncovered, this can have dire consequences for crooks. But often there are cases when the problem is not in the clients. What is a hair compared to a fried chicken head among deep-fried wings?
Such cases occur more often than we can imagine. Most often, the culprit is the incompetent staff, but there are also failures on the conveyor belt of plants. As a result, there is a serious health risk and a tarnished reputation for fast food chains.
Now you will learn about the 10 most terrible things ever found in fast food dishes.
Attention! It is not recommended to read while eating!
1
Human skin
While eating a chicken sandwich from Arby’s Restaurant in Ohio, Tipp, David Shading noticed a small piece of human skin. Its length was approximately 1.9 centimeters, and it looked like skin on the inside of a finger (with a fingerprint). David became sick, after which he ran out to the toilet.
The district health inspector questioned the manager of the diner when he discovered that his finger was bandaged and that a rubber glove was put on his hand. The manager replied that he cut his finger when chopping the salad. He sanitized the cut, but did not throw the lettuce leaf out. It was this sheet that got Shading in a sandwich.
The victim filed a lawsuit against the company that owns Arby’s restaurants, not satisfied with their proposal to solve everything amicably. David Shading demanded cash compensation of $ 50,000. Unfortunately, the results of the lawsuit remain unknown.
2
Patch
No one is happy with the prospect of finding an “extra” ingredient in their pizza. A terrible incident occurred with Ken Vicherza, who lives in New York State, who discovered something worse than salami or olive. He bit a piece of a patch of dried blood inside a piece of cake. Sensing the textiles in his mouth, Ken managed to spit it out before he swallowed the patch. A bright blue foreign body clung to the base of the pizza, "hiding" from an unlucky customer. Attempts to deal with Pizza Hut, namely in this restaurant a dish was bought, did not lead to anything. The administration simply stopped answering the calls of its victim.
Vicerza was not going to sue the company, he only wanted them to pay for an examination of the blood on a patch that could be infected with a viral disease. He kept the patch in the freezer all the time, presenting it as evidence to his lawyers.
3
Larvae
A woman from Australia came with her friend Michael to Sydney McDonald's to enjoy Big Mac. She started eating after Michael had already “finished off” his burger. But what was the woman’s surprise when she discovered the larvae crawling on the cutlet. Then she did irreparable - showed the find to Michael, who immediately ran to the toilet to snatch.
A spokeswoman for Australian McDonald's stated that the appearance of larvae in food from their restaurant is excluded, since all food is cooked at extremely high temperatures. And since the worms in the cutlet were alive, they could get there only in another way incomprehensible to his imagination.
4
Tooth
About four years ago, a resident of Japan reported a human tooth lying in french fries. McDonald's representatives apologized, but this incident was not the only incident in the same restaurant.
According to restaurant records, another visitor found vinyl in chicken nuggets, and another was lucky to try ice cream with a piece of plastic. Workers at Japanese McDonald's claim that they are making titanic efforts to improve the situation and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
Since we are talking about plastic, we want to invite you to read an interesting article on microplastics, published on most-beauty.ru. It addresses the serious problem of pollution of our planet with plastic waste.
5
Chicken head
Back in 2000, when Katherine Ortega ordered a box of chicken wings at McDonald's. What was her surprise when among the limbs she found a whole chicken head, which was plucked and deep-fried. The woman was going to put food on the table for the children, but was surprised to notice the “wing” of an unusual shape.
The story was made public, many magazines, including the Washington Post, published material about the scandalous find. Despite the various versions of the reasons for what happened, it is worth highlighting a few key points.
The chicken head could not get into the batch of raw wings, since the cutting process involves the initial separation of the head from the carcass. There is speculation about the stupid rally of one of the McDonald's staff employees.
US Department of Agriculture officials have never encountered a similar situation, but have stated their readiness to listen to Ortega’s claims.
6
Mouse
Subway customers in the US city of Lincoln City, Oregon, unaware that they ate spinach spoiled by a mouse. The local department of health conducted a product analysis and concluded that the risk of harm to health was zero. Although, of course, the incident "tarnished" the restaurant's reputation.
A dead rodent in his friend's sandwich was discovered by Matt Jones, immediately taking a picture. He decided to just laugh, but his comrade was not up to jokes. He was clearly outraged by such a find. According to the institution, the spinach leaf put on the victim's sandwich was the last in the batch. Thus, all Subway visitors who consumed spinach from the packaging came into contact with the mouse.
7
Human blood
A visitor to the restaurant chain Taco Bell in Louisville found traces of blood on the entire order. The incident happened when she and her one-year-old daughter drove in for a snack on the way home. The wrapper was smeared with blood, both outside and inside, where it came into contact with food.
Briana Ralston, that was the name of the woman, called the Taco Bell office to file a complaint. She was told that there was no problem, since the blood belongs to the employee who cut her finger. Briana turned to her lawyer, went to the health service, as well as the local media, to make the incident public.
8
Needles
Retired American soldier Clark Bartholomew is located in one of the restaurants of the fast food chain Burger King. During the absorption of food, he felt a foreign object falling down his throat. Without giving any importance to this, Clark continued to eat, when he suddenly pricked his tongue. An injection was made with a needle, which the victim swallowed. The needle managed to pass through the small intestine without damaging it.
Despite several attempts to resolve the issue by the Burger King managers, Bartholomew firmly decided to go to court. In the end, they managed to resolve the issue before the trial.
9
Condom
In the Swiss Friborg, the girl who bought the Happy Mil found in it an object that was vaguely reminiscent of a balloon. As an inquisitive child, she took it out of french fries and asked her mother why it was made in such a strange shape?
Of course, the mother was horrified and called the police, who seized the "ball" for an examination regarding its danger to the girl’s health. While the investigation is ongoing, the McDonald's Swiss branch refused to comment on the situation. Most likely, the cook who prepared that portion of Happy Mila was also a little happy.
10
Painkillers
In 2010, two visitors to the Burger King restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida found blue pills in their orders. The first client was a 21-year-old girl who immediately called the police. She did not have time to eat it, however, having gone to the nearest fire station to check her own condition, since she did not know the effect of this drug. The second client was a 58-year-old man who discovered a pill in a fish sandwich.
As it turned out, the tablets were called hydrocodone, and were a potent analgesic with a narcotic effect. After conducting an investigation, the police found that the pills were thrown into the food by Woody Bernard Duclos. According to the head of the restaurant, he dismissed Dyuklos earlier, for a reason not related to drugs. Woody was arrested and convicted of food poisoning for the purpose of killing and causing harm.
Another restaurant employee was arrested for buying and storing illicit drugs with a view to further resale. The arrested was charged with selling Duclos three tablets of hydrocodone for $ 10.
Conclusion
Since childhood, we all know that the path to the table lies through washed hands, and all food should be chewed carefully. However, with the development of a network of fast food restaurants, a new rule should be included - be sure to inspect the food before eating it, otherwise you risk finding a foreign object in it that threatens not only health but also life.