Razorblade found in McMuffin

Dakstang

WC's Resident Redneck

This comes from foxnews.com

Florida Women Claims She Found Razor Blade in McDonald's Breakfast




Thursday, February 01, 2007


BRADENTON, Fla. — A woman claims she found a razor blade in her McDonald's breakfast sandwich early Wednesday, and authorities interviewed people involved.

Carolyn Bovey, 54, who was not injured, said she ordered the sausage, egg and cheese McMuffin in the drive-thru of a McDonald's in Bradenton. She allegedly found the blade in the sandwich's eggs after biting into it at work, according to a police report.

A manager at the store told authorities that the restaurant uses razor blades, but it was unclear if they were the same type Bovey claims she found. It was also unclear what the blades were used for. The manager told authorities that the only way she could see the incident happening was if someone had placed an object above the cooking area and it fell in accidentally, a police report said.

Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Kenyan said he found a razor blade in the manager's desk that resembled the one found in Bovey's sandwich.

Restaurant owner Cynthia Kennedy said in a statement that the public should be wary of making assumptions about the incident.

"Absolutely nothing is more important to me than operating safe restaurants. We take great pride in the food we serve our customers and set rigorous standards for food and restaurant safety," Kennedy said. "We strongly caution anyone from jumping to conclusions without having all the facts."

Kennedy said through a spokeswoman that she does not know why loose razor blades would be in the restaurant. She added that the restaurant is cooperating with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. She said she could not comment further because the investigation is ongoing.

"Why would anything like this be near a food preparation area?" Bovey told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. "That almost made me feel worse, that something like this could happen by accident. This should never have happened."

She said she feels like she slightly cut her lip and was talking to attorneys.
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Sounds like this one actually might be legitimate. Talk a about lawsuit. That lady will be able to retire now.

Jayman

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I'm not surprised. Crap like this is exactly why I don't eat fast food anymore. Ugh.

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What? That's like saying you won't fly because a plane crashes. Millions of people eat at fast food restaurants everyday with no problem.

molebeing

She planted it there.

The Half Boy

Speaking as a *shudder* McDiddies employee myself, I find it very hard to see how it can have ended up there accidentally. Assuming that the procedure is the same in the UK as it is in the States, we crack the egg into a metallic cup, break open the yolk, and transfer it onto egg rings on the grill. These are covered, and water is added to poach the egg. The only time anything could fall into the egg would be while it was in the cup, just after cracking. But egg is clear. If there was a razor blade in there, you'd damn sure know about it. So the only two options are a) it was placed there deliberatley by a member of staff, or 2) the woman planted it there herself.

And I wouldn't discount that second option, after all...:

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Jodes

why does stuff like this always have to happen here? lol i will be looking for the update on this one.

Dakstang

WC's Resident Redneck

What got me was this part.

A manager at the store told authorities that the restaurant uses razor blades, but it was unclear if they were the same type Bovey claims she found. It was also unclear what the blades were used for. The manager told authorities that the only way she could see the incident happening was if someone had placed an object above the cooking area and it fell in accidentally, a police report said.

Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Kenyan said he found a razor blade in the manager's desk that resembled the one found in Bovey's sandwich.

So they actually admitted that they use razor blades and the officer found one exactly like the one found in the sandwich in the managers desk.

This one has a little more weight behind it that some of the others I have saw. We will just have to wait and see.

Necro

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^ Lady could know somoene that works at a mcdonalds. Usually companies use the same product throughout the whole company. I work at kb they use the same supplies for the whole chain.

Suffy

Isn't eating at Mcdonalds the real health disaster?

Necro

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Espeically a McMuffin holy shit lol. I couldnt eat one of those ever, nevermind in the morning