Re: Criminal charges filed in "oversalted burger" case


"Kris Baker" <kris.baker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What a ridiculous example of overreacting!! A McDonald's employee
spent a night in jail and faces criminal charges because a police
officer claims the burger he was served had too much salt on it and
made him sick. Kendra Bull "said she accidentally spilled too much salt
on the hamburger meat, but she told her supervisor and another
co-worker, who she said tried to thump the salt off. Bull took a break
and said she ate a burger made from the salty meat." She claims she
did not know it was a police officer because she could not see him
through the drive-through window from her work area. The officer did
not consume the entire burger, and samples have been sent to the state
crime lab.

Union City public information officer George Louth said Bull was
charged with reckless conduct because she served the burger "without
regards to the well-being of anyone who might consume

http://www.cbs46.com/news/14078071/detail.html

Does anyone think similar charges would be filed if one of us claimed
that our food was too salty? For that matter, why did he continue
eating if it was that bad?? It's possible that more information will
be uncovered -- such as the possibility that it *was* done
intentionally -- but this is ridiculous in the light of the
information provided. Maybe it belongs in a "stupid case" file.

MaryL

No. Not at all. This wasn't "too salty food", it was a container of
seasoning that was (supposedly) accidentally spilled on the food and
then a lame attempt was made to remove it.

ANY restaurant that has a food accident, is supposed to toss out the
product and start over. You don't dump a containerful of seasoning
onto a burger and just try to "knock it off". That's against all safe
food-handling regulations AND if that product sickens someone, they're
responsible for the negligence because it should not have happened.
It wasn't just salt, either -- it was pepper and other seasonings. The
lettuce leaf was described as being "almost totally black".

Telling the guy that if he took a bite or two and didn't like it, to
"just throw it away" was even worse.

This was either intentional, or the entire crew at that MacDonald's
needs to be fired immediately.

What you are reacting to, is a corporate-management "nasty trial lawyer"
PR campaign. I'm sure by now Rush Limbaugh is ranting about it, and
bringing up the (false claims) about the coffee incident.

Kris


But if this is true (you probably are correct, even though the link I
provided did not have that information), then it seems to me that any
charges should have been leveled against the *supervisor* since the
employee reported the accident and the supervisor supposedly tried to
"thump" it off. Again, this is supposing that (1) the employee is telling
the truth and (2) the article is accurate. Sometimes, that is a *big*
stretch to make!!! ;o) Any way we look at it, though, filing charges
that quickly with a night spent in jail seems like overreacting. That
isn't enough time for any type of investigation.

MaryL


What's to investigate? The employee admitted it, they have the
evidence to test, and there was enough "seasoning" to nauseate
a cop.

I *think* the supervisor wasn't originally charged, because the
employee didn't even mention it to the cops.

Here's the complaint.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0910071salt1.html

The reason I say this is corporate PR, is because what you've
been reading in the press bears little resemblance to what
reportedly happened.

I learned more than I wanted to know about the restaurant
business, from my daughter who's a college-trained certified
chef. Whenever something like this hits the news, I have to
hear her rant about filth and slovenliness in fast-food
restaurants.

The funny part is trying to figure out why they bother
"seasoning" the "big and tasty" sludge.


Okay, thanks. I didn't notice your link to the report--and example of
scanning messages too quickly. This actually sounds rather strange to me.
If the officer actually became ill after eating only a few bites, it sounds
more like it was adulterated with something else (and I would not have the
objections I cited earlier if lab reports show something else on the
burger). The report also does not include the claim about a supervisor
trying to "thump" excess salt off the meat.

MaryL


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