I love finger food. There's nothing like the simplicity of enjoying cheese sticks and chicken fingers off the platter. But Wendy's has apparantly taken finger food to the next level.
SAN JOSE, Calif. Mar 23, 2005 — 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."
Eeeeewwwww! Gross!
Many years ago, Mary and I were at an On the Border restaurant (which I happen to love) We ordered one of their hot fudge triple brownie sundaes and decided to split it. As I dug deep into the delicious ice-cream bathed brownie, I got something hard in my mouth, and it wasn't a nut. I pulled out the item to discover a woman's fake fingernail, painted a bright shade of red. Yum.
I don't gross out too easily and found it somewhat humorous. But I pointed it out to the manager on duty and received a free dessert and a $25 gift certificate for a future visit. I can just see them going into the kitchen and having an inspection of hands.
If someone were dishonest, it would be easy to get free meals just about anywhere using the "I found something disgusting in my food" scam. Thankfully, I am not dishonest...
It's Del.icio.us!
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March 26, 2005 12:53 AM
Here's one for you, picture and all. It's from a favorite food blog, nosheteria.com.
http://nosheteria.com/2005/03/its-digit-licious.html