Woman Eating Chili Allegedly Bites Into Human Finger

[KJH278]

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A woman's meal at a Wendy's restaurant brought a whole new meaning to the term "finger food." The woman bit into a portion of a human finger while eating a bowl of chili Tuesday night at the San Jose restaurant, Santa Clara County health officials said Wednesday.



The woman, who asked officials not to identify her, immediately spit out the finger and warned other diners to stop eating, witnesses said.

"Initially she did put this object in her mouth and did bite down on it and wasn't sure exactly what it was," Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Martin Fenstersheib said at a news conference. "She's doing OK. Initially she was a bit grossed out it was described to me, and vomited a number of times."

Fenstersheib said the finger had been cooked at a high enough temperature to kill any viruses.

Officials said the fingertip was approximately 1 3-8-inches long and a half-inch piece of fingernail was also found. They believe it belongs to a woman because of the long, manicured nail.

Health investigators seized all of the ingredients at the restaurant and are tracing them back to their manufacturer. They believe the finger got into the chili at an earlier stage.

"We have no evidence of any accident within the employees at the facility itself," said Ben Gale of the Santa Clara County Health Department. "We asked everybody to show us they have 10 fingers and everything is OK there."

The restaurant has had only one minor health violation stemming from a leaky vent, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

"Food safety is of utmost importance to us," Wendy's spokesman Joe Desmond said in a statement. "We are cooperating fully with the local police and health departments with their investigation. It's important not to jump to conclusions. Here at Wendy's we plan to do right by our customers."

[Belair]

Thats YUCK

[Pitooey]

:eek2:
:faint:
:2help
:flabnabbi :flabnabbi :flabnabbi

They're probably finger printing it right now. puke:

[Kristina]

mmm i want some wendys now.

[Penny Lane]

I was going to have chili for luch today. Guess I'll skip it! :eek:

[David]

ah that's disgusting

[Dean Winchester]

I had no idea Eric Cartman was working in fast food now :crazy: (if anyone saw the Scott Tenorman episode of South Park, they know exactly what I'm talking about)

[Georgia's on my Mind]

yum

[Brent88]

:barf:

[Kay Scarpetta]

Reason #857 I don't eat at Wendy's anymore.

[dlemond]

This story sounds very familiar.


I can't put my finger on it.

[James"Thunder"Early]

This sounds a lot like the 1987 Menudo case when a family here in California opened a can of menudo for dinner and found a finger. it turned out to be a piece of tripe but it caused the company Juanita Farms sells to fall.

[MissZero]

**** happens

[Janice Johnson]

Ew.:barf: :eek:

[MsOrange]

extra protein

[TJL]

Tonight, on a very boring episode of CSI New York...

[Hollow]

I had no idea Eric Cartman was working in fast food now :crazy: (if anyone saw the Scott Tenorman episode of South Park, they know exactly what I'm talking about)
:rotflmao: whoever did it MUST have gotten it from that episode.

[Hollow]

This story sounds very familiar.


I can't put my finger on it.
Scott: My... mom and dad are... dead?

Cartman: I came just in time to see Mr. Denkins giving his report to Officer Barbrady. And of course, to steal the bodies... After a night with the hacksaw, I was all ready to put on my Chili Con Carnival, so that I could tell you personally about your parents' demise! And of course, feed you your chili. Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? [A gleefully evil look comes over Cartman] I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili."

Scott: [looks at Cartman for a while, realizing what's just happened] Oh my God! [gagging, he fishes through the plate and finds his mom's wedding ring, still on her finger. He tosses it away] Oh my God!! [vomits off to the side]

Cartman: [leaping up on the table and sings] Nyahnyahnyahnyah nyah nyah! I made you eat your parents! Nyahnyahnyahnyah nyah nyah!

:)

[Stuck In The '70's]

Thats sick. I love Wendy's chilli too. I almost had me some today. :eek:

[Stormtracker TF]

Well, I wont be eating any chilli for awhile.

[Cactus Jack]

Well someone certainly NAILED the chili ;)

[Cactus Jack]

THis is her birthday cake

;)

[Stuck In The '70's]

THis is her birthday cake

;)
:lol:

[Lady T]

THis is her birthday cake

;)
:lol: Jack that is nasty :lol: puke:

[Cactus Jack]

:lol:
:D

[peter may]

This story sounds very familiar.


I can't put my finger on it.



:lol: wonder why

[G-Force Glockstar]

EW! :barf:

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

Scott: My... mom and dad are... dead?

Cartman: I came just in time to see Mr. Denkins giving his report to Officer Barbrady. And of course, to steal the bodies... After a night with the hacksaw, I was all ready to put on my Chili Con Carnival, so that I could tell you personally about your parents' demise! And of course, feed you your chili. Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? [A gleefully evil look comes over Cartman] I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili."

Scott: [looks at Cartman for a while, realizing what's just happened] Oh my God! [gagging, he fishes through the plate and finds his mom's wedding ring, still on her finger. He tosses it away] Oh my God!! [vomits off to the side]

Cartman: [leaping up on the table and sings] Nyahnyahnyahnyah nyah nyah! I made you eat your parents! Nyahnyahnyahnyah nyah nyah!

:)
:rofl:

[G-Force Glockstar]

Well, I wont be eating any chilli for awhile.

Me either!! :lol:

[MsOrange]

finger lickin' good

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

Funny thing is, though I love Wendy's, something was telling me not to eat there last week. I'm so ****ing psychic.

[robyrob]

Funny thing is, though I love Wendy's, something was telling me not to eat there last week. I'm so ****ing psychic.
oh shut-up and EAT YOUR FINGER *SMACK*

[MandieR1980]

I'm glad that didn't happen at mine but I won't be eating their chili anymore that's for sure LOL

[Stuck In The '70's]

oh shut-up and EAT YOUR FINGER *SMACK*
When I first read that I thought you said to enjoy your finger sandwitch. :lol:

[robyrob]

When I first read that I thought you said to enjoy your finger sandwitch. :lol:
..well it SOUNDS like Wendy's is venturing into the finger-food arena :)

[Hollow]

..well it SOUNDS like Wendy's is venturing into the finger-food arena :)
finger food AHAAHAHAHAHA :rofl:

the many puns in this thread. :-D

[swedeace]

*barf* Gross! :eek:

Speaking of which, I remember hearing in middle school there was a finger found in one of the Vienna Sausages cans. Who knows how true that was.

[Stuck In The '70's]

finger lickin' good
:lol: Maybe Wendy's should adopt KFC's slogan.

[Warm & Fuzzy]

A HUMAN FINGER?????????????? :eek:

[Dean Winchester]

my friend (also named) John works at a Wendys and he actually joked to the manager about why he had to shave off his goatee when he started working there by saying "I'm sure people would much rather find an accidental hair in their chili than a finger" :lol:

[James"Thunder"Early]

in the 911 she said it was salty. they showed the finger on tv. if you don't want to see it don't click the link. http://kpix.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=4197&tf=video_player.tpl&PreloadContract_DefID=1&Contract_DefID=2&Category_ID=5

[G-Force Glockstar]

in the 911 she said it was salty. they showed the finger on tv. if you don't want to see it don't click the link. http://kpix.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=4197&tf=video_player.tpl&PreloadContract_DefID=1&Contract_DefID=2&Category_ID=5

Ugh, it won't work for me :(

Can you post a pic?

[James"Thunder"Early]

Ugh, it won't work for me :(

Can you post a pic?Yes. I have it in a second

[James"Thunder"Early]

Here it is

[EmoJoe]

Gross puke:

[Georgia's on my Mind]

yum

[G-Force Glockstar]

Here it is

Wow, that's nasty!

I would never wanna eat again!

[Dean Winchester]

gives a new spin to the term "finger food"

[TheGreatPretender]

Scott: My... mom and dad are... dead?

Cartman: I came just in time to see Mr. Denkins giving his report to Officer Barbrady. And of course, to steal the bodies... After a night with the hacksaw, I was all ready to put on my Chili Con Carnival, so that I could tell you personally about your parents' demise! And of course, feed you your chili. Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? [A gleefully evil look comes over Cartman] I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili."

Scott: [looks at Cartman for a while, realizing what's just happened] Oh my God! [gagging, he fishes through the plate and finds his mom's wedding ring, still on her finger. He tosses it away] Oh my God!! [vomits off to the side]

Cartman: [leaping up on the table and sings] Nyahnyahnyahnyah nyah nyah! I made you eat your parents! Nyahnyahnyahnyah nyah nyah!

:)


Oh my god I hated that episode.

[Hollow]

Oh my god I hated that episode.
:lol: it was pretty disturbing actually.

[Seth]

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=616266

[Janice]

Okay, where did this finger come from? Any theories?


http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_providers/71_article_logo

Fingertip in Chili Remains a Mystery at Wendy's

Wendy's is in a serious image pickle. One week after a woman eating at a Wendy's in the San Jose, Calif., area says she found a human fingertip in her chili, area sales continue to fall. National sales have not been hit, though the story has become fodder for late-night comics.

Wendy's is desperately trying to prove its innocence. The company says it investigated the March 22 incident and insists the 1.5-inch fingertip - which appears to be a woman's because it was manicured - did not come from the restaurant or any of its suppliers.

"We haven't found anything to support allegations Wendy's or our supply chain were the source of the object in question," says spokesman Bob Bertini. So, who is at fault? "We can't speculate."

He says no finger injuries were reported by any of Wendy's chili suppliers, and no employees at the restaurant reported injuries or missing fingertips.

"It didn't appear an accident occurred at the location," says Humphrey Karioki, a supervisor in Santa Clara County's Department of Environmental Health. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is still trying to lift a print from the fingertip and identify it, says Deputy Terrance Helm, a spokesman.

But an attorney for the woman says he's pressing ahead and trying to financially settle for his 39-year-old client, Anna Ayala of Las Vegas. She was visiting relatives in the San Jose area.

"I've had discussions (with Wendy's) but nothing's come of it yet," says Jeffrey Janoff, the San Jose attorney. He says no lawsuit has been filed, although he has filed a claim with the Wendy's franchise owner, a first step before a lawsuit. The claim did not specify damages.

Ayala has said she crumbled crackers into her bowl of chili and took a big mouthful. She felt something odd and spit out the fingertip, then vomited when she saw it, she says. "There's no words to describe what I felt, what was going through me," Ayala said Monday on Good Morning America. "I mean, it is something that's - my God, it is sick."

Janoff says Ayala, who also spoke to the San Jose Mercury News, is declining all other interviews. "Every time she talks about it, it raises the issue again and she's trying to cope with it," he says. Ayala is receiving "medical attention," but is not hospitalized, he says. Janoff says he's also representing other relatives dining with Ayala who are also seeking compensation.

Crisis-management experts say Wendy's is in a very tough spot. "This is a very sick form of product tampering," says crisis-management guru Ian Mitroff. "How could a person not know that a part of their finger was sliced off?"

Wendy's should aggressively inform the public that its food is safe, he says. "And they need to prepare for possible psychological contamination from this."

[James"Thunder"Early]

To me it sounds like someone put it in the chili after it left the factory.

[Warm & Fuzzy]

Here it isEw. Is that a bandaid of some sort wrapped around it.... or dare I say, skin? :eek:

And I'm pretty sure this was no accident. Like the article says, who on earth can accidentally cut off his/her own finger and NOT become aware of the fact that it has made it into a pot of chili? :rolleyes:

[G-Force Glockstar]

It's very nasty.....and I don't think it was an accident.

[G-Force Glockstar]

Here it is

Call me crazy, but for some reason it doesn't look like a finger.
But it's still nasty looking, lol.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Call me crazy, but for some reason it doesn't look like a finger.
But it's still nasty looking, lol.It's been cooked so much it doesnt look like a finger anymore.

[G-Force Glockstar]

It's been cooked so much it doesnt look like a finger anymore.

Oh. Thanks, I didn't know that, lol.

[robyrob]

http://www.kfmb.com/stories/story.9431.html

Search For Clues In Wendy's Finger In Chilli Case Continues

Last Updated:
04-08-05 at 8:25AM

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Investigators have acknowledged they've searched the home of the woman who said she found part of a finger in chili she bought at Wendy's.

San Jose police say they carried out the seach of the Las Vegas home of Anna Ayala with the help of local authorities. Detectives aren't saying what they were looking for.

Ayala says she was in a San Jose Wendy's restaurant on March 22nd when she spooned the fingertip into her mouth. She's filed a claim against the franchise owner.

Wendy's says it's done a thorough internal investigation, and the fingertip did not come from its ingredients. The employees at the restaurant were found to have all their fingers.

Meanwhile, Wendy's is now offering a 50-thousand dollar reward for information leading to the positive identification of the origin of the finger.

[G-Force Glockstar]

http://www.kfmb.com/stories/story.9431.html

Interesting.....

[Janice]

Woman Claiming Finger in Chili Sues Often

Wendy's is offering a $50,000 reward for information that will lead to the identity of the person whose finger is central to the case.

LAS VEGAS (April 8) - The woman who claims she bit into a human finger while eating chili at a Wendy's restaurant has a history of filing lawsuits - including a claim against another fast-food restaurant.

Anna Ayala, 39, who hired a San Jose, Calif., attorney to represent her in the Wendy's case, has been involved in at least half a dozen legal battles in the San Francisco Bay area, according to court records.

She brought a suit against an ex-boss in 1998 for sexual harassment and sued an auto dealership in 2000, alleging the wheel fell off her car. That suit was dismissed after Ayala fired her lawyer, who said she had threatened him.

The case against her former employer was settled in arbitration in June 2002, but it was not known whether she received any money.

Speaking through the front door of her Las Vegas home Friday, Ayala claimed police are out to get her and were unnecessarily rough as they executed a search warrant at her home on Wednesday.

"Lies, lies, lies, that's all I am hearing,'' she said. "They should look at Wendy's. What are they hiding? Why are we being victimized again and again?''

Ayala acknowledged, however, that her family received a settlement for their medical expenses about a year ago after reporting that her daughter, Genesis, got sick from food at an El Pollo Loco restaurant in Las Vegas. She declined to provide any further details.

San Jose police have joined the Las Vegas police fraud unit in the investigation into how a 1 1/2-inch-long fingertip ended up in Ayala's bowl of chili at the San Jose Wendy's on March 22. Ayala said Friday she had not yet filed a claim against Wendy's, and it was unclear whether she had filed suit against the franchise owner.

Wendy's spokesman Bob Bertini would not comment on the investigation Friday.

The company, however, maintains that the finger did not enter the food chain in its ingredients. The employees at the San Jose store were found to have all their fingers, and no suppliers of Wendy's ingredients have reported any hand or finger injuries, the company said.

On Thursday, Wendy's offered a $50,000 reward to anyone providing verifiable information leading to the positive identification of the origin of the finger.

"It's very important to our company to find out the truth in this incident,'' Tom Mueller, Wendy's president and chief operating officer, said in a statement.

Investigators would not say what they were looking for in the search of Ayala's house. Ken Bono, a family friend who lives at the home, said officers searched freezers, a picnic cooler in the backyard and the belongings of an aunt who used to live at the house.

The Santa Clara County Coroner's Office used a partial fingerprint to attempt to find a match in an electronic database of missing people and those with criminal histories, but came up empty. DNA testing is still being conducted on the finger.

"The simple fact of the matter is that the finger came from somebody. Where's that person at?'' said Sgt. Nick Muyo, a spokesman for the San Jose Police Department.

Bertini said Wendy's stores in the area have suffered from declining sales since the incident.

"Obviously the store has been down significantly,'' he said. "This has been an ordeal for all of us. Hopefully there will be a resolution soon.''

By KEN RITTER, AP

[KJH278]

I have a feeling that the lady planted the finger in her Chili

[Janice]

I have a feeling that the lady planted the finger in her Chili
Could be. If she did, I'd love to know where she got the finger. Perhaps she had a contact with a morgue, funeral home, hospital...something like that.

[Stuck In The '70's]

Could be. If she did, I'd love to know where she got the finger. Perhaps she had a contact with a morgue, funeral home, hospital...something like that.
Is nothing sacred anymore? :eek:

[The Chauffeur]

her relatives are saying they think she got it from a recently deceased relative :eek:

[G-Force Glockstar]

her relatives are saying they think she got it from a recently deceased relative :eek:

:eek:

She's a good faker!

[Janice]

her relatives are saying they think she got it from a recently deceased relative :eek:
Yikes. :eek: She'll go to jail for that if it's true.

[G-Force Glockstar]

Yikes. :eek: She'll go to jail for that if it's true.

Yep, and probably sued!

[Superstar]

her relatives are saying they think she got it from a recently deceased relative :eek:
eww.

[G-Force Glockstar]

I know :barf:

[James"Thunder"Early]

I don't know what happened, but I'm not sure if she put it there or if Wendy's is trying to cover up their mistake.

[G-Force Glockstar]

but I'm not sure if she put it there or if Wendy's is trying to cover up their mistake.

That's the problem with the world now--you never know what to believe :(

[Janice]

I think the police will get to the bottom of it. It's not exactly a tough case to crack, in my opinion.

[robyrob]

I think the police will get to the bottom of it. It's not exactly a tough case to crack, in my opinion.
yes, I'm sure they will be able to knuckle down and put their finger on the answer here :nod:

[Janice]

yes, I'm sure they will be able to knuckle down and put their finger on the answer here :nod:
:lol:

[Janice]

Janice, do you think the woman's claims of police brutality are true?
I didn't know she made those claims.

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

I just had a Wendy's Chili :biglove:

[spunkygirl]

I didn't know she made those claims.

It's in our local paper, guess she lied about the whole thing, she has a litigious history. She's pulled the same crap with GMC after she wrecked her car claiming they sold her a defective vehicle :rolleyes:

I don't believe a word out of her lying mouth :mad:

[swedeace]

Hmmmm.... I was beginning to wonder about the origin of that finger tip. I just had a feeling it had to have been from a deceased or recently murdered person instead of it being from a finger accident. Hmm...

[SmartAznTiger]

Ick, that's nasty, I'm afraid of eating Wendy's chili now..:(

[Seth]

There's an update in the story (hence why I'm bumping it):
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/042105_nw_chili_finger_arrest.html
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Woman Who Found Finger In Chili Arreste
Police Won't Name Charges

Apr. 21 (ABC7) — There's a new development in the investigation of a finger found in a bowl of Wendy's chili last month. San Jose police confirm that Anna Ayala, the woman who reported the finger in her chili, has been arrested in Las Vegas.
Police are not saying what charges have been brought against her.

Ayala's sister, Mary Ayala, tells ABC7 that she was arrested on grand theft charges.

San Jose police say they will provide more details at a news conference on Friday.

Thirty-nine-year old Ayala is the Las Vegas woman who claimed she bit into a human finger found in her chili at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose on Mar. 22.

Suspicion fell on Ayala when police and health officials failed to find any missing digits among the workers involved in the restaurant's supply chain.

The most curious turn yet in the case led to a dead end last week, after the owner of a Texas animal refuge called Wendy's hot line to say she remembered seeing a leopard being kept as a pet bite the fingertip off a Nevada woman.

"What are the odds?" asked Carol Asvestas, who runs the Wild Animal Orphanage in San Antonio.

The victim, Sandy Allman, lost the tip of an index finger in February when she was bitten by a spotted leopard, one of several exotic pets she kept around her trailer in Pahrump, 60 miles west of Las Vegas.

She said the fingertip - which apparently disappeared in the hospital where she was treated - seemed identical to the digit Ayala chomped on. However, Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo announced that "the Pahrump connection is diminishing" after learning that Allman lost a mere fingertip.

Ayala hired a lawyer and filed a claim against the franchise owner, Fresno-based JEM Management.

"Lies, lies, lies, that's all I am hearing," Ayala said. "They should look at Wendy's. What are they hiding? Why are we being victimized again and again?"

But after police searched her home in Las Vegas and continued to question her family, she decided to drop the lawsuit threat, saying the whole situation was just too stressful.

As it turns out, Ayala has a litigious history. She's filed claims against several corporations, including a former employer and General Motors, although it's unclear from court records whether she received any money. She even said she got $30,000 from El Pollo Loco after her 13-year-old daughter got sick at one of the chain's Las Vegas-area restaurants. El Pollo Loco officials say they didn't pay her a dime.

The San Jose police fraud unit joined Las Vegas police in the search of her home there, and officers have questioned her family members in both cities. A family friend, Ken Bono, 24, said the warrant indicated police were looking for a cooler, a blue bag and "any family documents about anybody dead."

Rumors swirled that police also were looking for a dead aunt -- until Bono acknowledged two days later that he made up the story because the family was being hounded by media.

Earlier today, Wendy's announced it had completed its internal investigation of the incident and said neither the company, nor its suppliers had anything to do with the finger.

Executives say the fallout has cut profits at some Bay Area franchises by as much as 50 percent.

Wendy's is trying to lure customers back by offering a free junior Frosty to anyone who visits one of their Bay Area restaurants this weekend.

[*MIBabe03*]

I knew that lady was lying. If it was somebody on the staff there, wouldn't they know that somebody was missing a finger?

[G-Force Glockstar]

I knew that lady was lying. If it was somebody on the staff there, wouldn't they know that somebody was missing a finger?

:yeahthat:

[robyrob]

This still does not mean the woman planted the finger in the chilli.
are you questioning the integrity of the police investigation or the arresting officers?

why would they arrest her if they didn't feel they had sufficient evidence to convict her of something?

[dlemond]

This still does not mean the woman planted the finger in the chilli.

"litigious history" and all the facts leave little doubt.

Wake up.

[Pus$y Galore]

I knew that lady was lying. If it was somebody on the staff there, wouldn't they know that somebody was missing a finger?


You're darn right they would! I used to work in a popular restaurant similar to The Keg, called The Crock & Block. I dated one of the kitchen supervisors who was a lead cook. One morning I got into work and the place was going crazy. Turned out Dave (my boyfriend) had cut the tip off of his finger prepping food. They were just getting him rushed to the hospital. Luckily he only cut the skin and part of the nail off to the bone (but not through the bone). They had the tip of the finger still sitting on the knifeblade and were bringing that to the hospital along with him. There was blood everywhere in the kitchen. While he was gone, everyone pitched in and with bleach, cleaned every surface within 20 feet of the area. (This was before AIDS, but health restrictions were still in place because of hepititis, etc.).
It was the talk of the place for a week. Believe me, the restaurant would have been aware if something had happened there. It had to have been planted.
Sounds to me like this lady is related to the mother of Michael Jackson's accuser!!

[Georgia's on my Mind]

I knew that lady was lying. If it was somebody on the staff there, wouldn't they know that somebody was missing a finger?
I believe she is lying aswell, but they wouldn't know if the finger was lost in the factory that produced the meat for the chili. There are many aliens that are being allowed to be in this country to work for these big cooperations that produce our inexpensive food and have no medical insurance...injuries such as a finger loss would result in being fired, and not being cared for.

[Janice]

I believe she is lying aswell, but they wouldn't know if the finger was lost in the factory that produced the meat for the chili. There are many aliens that are being allowed to be in this country to work for these big cooperations that produce our inexpensive food and have no medical insurance...injuries such as a finger loss would result in being fired, and not being cared for.
I don't know about that. All companies and factories have to fill out Accident Reports. The loss of a finger would require medical care, and from what I've read in newspaper accounts, the investigators looked into Wendy's and other companies involved in the making of the chili. Apparently, they found nobody who lost a finger.

[Pus$y Galore]

I don't know about that. All companies and factories have to fill out Accident Reports. The loss of a finger would require medical care, and from what I've read in newspaper accounts, the investigators looked into Wendy's and other companies involved in the making of the chili. Apparently, they found nobody who lost a finger.


Exactly!! As I said in my previous post - there's no hiding it when somebody lops a finger off at work believe me!! Just too much blood! You just cannot hide it or cover it up. I think in every case where somebody's "complained" about body parts in their food, it has turned out they were planted there.

[G-Force Glockstar]

I think in every case where somebody's "complained" about body parts in their food, it has turned out they were planted there.

Except hair.....I've found a string of hair in my food twice--once in my french fries and school and once in my salsa in a restaurant.

[Pus$y Galore]

Except hair.....I've found a string of hair in my food twice--once in my french fries and school and once in my salsa in a restaurant.


Yeah - hair's the exception. I've also heard of glass in a salad bar (we had to strip the entire salad bar one night too when a customer found broken glass). You should see the work that goes into the cleanup - they don't fool around. No restaurant wants or needs a lawsuit or even bad publicity.

I did have a friend that actually did get a human tooth in her hamburger at a fast food restaurant. We figure it was one of the kids working that shift. I was there - she was sitting in the backseat of my car and started freaking and then throwing up. Sure enough, there was a molar or something. We went right back and freaked on them. They settled out of court with her immediately as they didn't want trouble. I've never been able to get a burger from a fast food place again without thinking about that. But even at the time, we figured some clown had planted it.

[Georgia's on my Mind]

I don't know about that. All companies and factories have to fill out Accident Reports. The loss of a finger would require medical care, and from what I've read in newspaper accounts, the investigators looked into Wendy's and other companies involved in the making of the chili. Apparently, they found nobody who lost a finger.
Read the book "Fast Food Nation" and get back to me regarding this issue.

[G-Force Glockstar]

I did have a friend that actually did get a human tooth in her hamburger at a fast food restaurant. We figure it was one of the kids working that shift. I was there - she was sitting in the backseat of my car and started freaking and then throwing up. Sure enough, there was a molar or something. We went right back and freaked on them. They settled out of court with her immediately as they didn't want trouble. I've never been able to get a burger from a fast food place again without thinking about that. But even at the time, we figured some clown had planted it.

Whoa, that's sad :(

[MsOrange]

one time I bought a pack of pork chops at the grocery store. we grilled them one Sunday and my brother bit into one and he got a prize---a rusty nail! it didn't hurt him though.

we didn't sue though (against my wishes ;)) they just gave us a new pack.

[Janice]

Read the book "Fast Food Nation" and get back to me regarding this issue.
No, I'll pass on the reading assignment. I still maintain that if someone lost a finger in the Wendy's supply chain, medical care would be necessary. Even if (big if) that was hidden, area hospital records would reveal such an injury.

[Georgia's on my Mind]

No, I'll pass on the reading assignment. I still maintain that if someone lost a finger in the Wendy's supply chain, medical care would be necessary. Even if (big if) that was hidden, area hospital records would reveal such an injury.
You are missing the point that I am making...the injuires aren't reported because they aren't legal citizens and pretty much forced to be slave laborers.

[MsOrange]

You are missing the point that I am making...the injuires aren't reported because they aren't legal citizens and pretty much forced to be slave laborers.
there is a guy at my church (ironic, no?) that kinda of does that with his golf course... he pays immigrants under the table to work and keep their lips shut... i wouldn't call it "slave laborers" cause I think he pays them min. wage... but I don't think he would report an injury, cause wouldn't he get in trouble?

[MsOrange]

hey, i was the 100th perosn to reply to this post...i should get a prize!

[Georgia's on my Mind]

there is a guy at my church (ironic, no?) that kinda of does that with his golf course... he pays immigrants under the table to work and keep their lips shut... i wouldn't call it "slave laborers" cause I think he pays them min. wage... but I don't think he would report an injury, cause wouldn't he get in trouble?
It's a very real thing that happens in this country, and around the world quite a lot and very few people are cognizant that this method of getting things done is in existance.

[swedeace]

Yep, the broad's guilty!

[Pus$y Galore]

one time I bought a pack of pork chops at the grocery store. we grilled them one Sunday and my brother bit into one and he got a prize---a rusty nail! it didn't hurt him though.

we didn't sue though (against my wishes ;)) they just gave us a new pack.


I had a friend that got a carpet staple in an "Eat More" bar (a Cdn. chocolate bar - they're gross!). When her parents called the company they sent her an entire BOX of them (I think 48 full size candy bars) so she thought it was great!! She wasn't hurt either - just surprised.

[Pus$y Galore]

I find it amusing that they proceeded to send her a box of the candy bars. :lol:


I know eh? Like - here - we didn't get you with that one staple, here's more chances for you!!! :crazy:

The candy bar is the grossest one I've ever tasted too - its peanuts with basically just molasses. My mother worked at a variety store for a while in the 60s and they always had problems with them in the summer because they would get worms in the nuts. There'd always be at least one complaint and they'd have to toss their entire inventory of the stuff. I'd never eat one even if was free!

[Cactus Jack]

I find it amusing that they proceeded to send her a box of the candy bars. :lol:
LOL She probably thought the Jolly Rancher was a finger

[swedeace]

Speaking of which....my co-worker friend dipped into a jar of salsa, and she found a curled worm in it. She called the salsa factory, and they sent her a jar of powder salsa on their behalf. With the worm issue, it happens because the pickers/equipment can't weed through the insects found near the vegetables' stems.

[MrWarmth]

:lol: My dear friend, the late Frank Sinatra, or as he would want his friends to call him..Mr. Sinatra used to make the best Chili this side of Succasunna New Jersey. You used to find all kinds of surprises in there. Fingers, Kneecaps, contact lenses, etc. Hey, protein baby! It was like that cake that the Little Rascals cooked that time. Mouse traps, hairbrushes, light bulbs. You just ate it and smiled cuz Frank, well you just didn't wanna make HIM mad, know wa ma sayin'? bling bling? But this Wendy's thing was all a hoax and this kockamamy broad thought she was gonna hire a Jackie Childs type lawyer to get her some quick cash. Man what happened to this great country? I think I need a nap.