SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) -- A diner at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in San Jose, California, found a human finger in a bowl of chili prepared by the chain, local officials said Wednesday.
"This individual apparently did take a spoonful, did have a finger in their mouth and then, you know, spit it out and recognized it," said Ben Gale, director of the department of environmental health for Santa Clara County. "Then they had some kind of emotional reaction and vomited."
Local officials launched an investigation after the incident Tuesday night and the medical examiner determined Wednesday that the object was a human finger.
Officials are trying to determine whether the finger came in the raw materials Wendy's used to prepare the chili, Gale said.
Wendy's International Inc. corporate office did not immediately return a call for comment. Wendy's is the third-largest hamburger chain.
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In our local news tonight (this happened in my area) they said Wendy's is basically saying it didn't come from the plant or any or their employees. I think they are implying she planted it?
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In our local news tonight (this happened in my area) they said Wendy's is basically saying it didn't come from the plant or any or their employees. I think they are implying she planted it?
But where does one get an EXTRA finger to plant? (I think it's high time we get a vomit smilie. LOL!)
Manicured to boot, eh? Gads, Denise I about lost my coffee.
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Yeah, what's up with this? Um hello, my finger is missing, could you stop the assembly line.
Surely someone would notice their finger missing and report it to a supervisor.
Sadly this is what Fast Food Nation brought to my attention... the meat packers in this country are for the most part, the worst example of neglect to their workers that I have ever read about. There have been arms, fingers etc in fast food for years. They just got ground up with the rest of the meat. For a long time, they were not even documented... but now there is only a certian allowence of 'other' in the meat when they ship it out. And it is checked... but the 'other' could litterally mean anything... and things like this pass often I am sure.
Sick...
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But where does one get an EXTRA finger to plant? (I think it's high time we get a vomit smilie. LOL!)
Manicured to boot, eh? Gads, Denise I about lost my coffee.
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"Oooo! You just lost your finger? Could I borrow that? I need to make some $$" LOL! I have no freaking clue! If it didn't happen in my area I would have looked on spoofs to see if it was real! LOL!
"Then they had some kind of emotional reaction and vomited."
Understatement of the century! OMG I really am swearing off fast food forever!! And while I'm at it, I'm going to become a vegetarian, too. I'm almost there anyway.
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Seriously, that is so disgusting. Bleh! But I can't imagine how she wouldn't notice a finger in her chili before she put it in her mouth. Yuck, yuck, yuck.
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I find it interesting that the gal dropped her suit. Hrrmmmm.
We do fast food. Wendy's was one of dh's favorites. Was. I just can not stomach the place, or any fast food now. In my logical mind I'm sure it was planted, but I can't get val's post out of my mind.
I think our take-out will be cheese pizza from now on.
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