Saturday, February 18, 2006

Hold the Blood, Please: More Concerns for Food Security

We all complain that food at ballgames costs too much. A fairly disgusting hot dog can run up to seven bucks, and clearly-microwaved nachos can cost three or four dollars. So some of us try to get around those prices by bringing in our own food.

We now learn that there might be another good reason to do so, at least if we assume that what I call "food security" is of similarly low-levels at ballparks and fast food restaurants:

A woman who said she found blood smeared inside her bag of french fries is suing McDonald's Corp. for at least $10,000. Lora Davis, 42, said she was eating the last several french fries that came with her Happy Meal when she noticed the blood.

"At first, I felt disbelief," she said. "Then fear." Davis bought the meal at the drive-through window of a Gastonia, N.C., McDonald's on Nov. 26, 2004, and ate it at her office desk.

When she found the blood, she said, she called the fast-food restaurant and spoke with an apologetic assistant manager. The person later called back and said the blood came from an employee who had suffered a cut. A regional manager later told Davis the unidentified employee had been fired.

An attorney for Davis said attempts to reach an out-of-court settlement have been fruitless so far. A McDonald's official declined to comment Wednesday on Davis' case because her legal claim is active.

Davis said she continues to have her blood tested, though she has not suffered any illness. She said she stopped eating out for six or seven months. "I get sick when I think about it," she said.

Why a 42-year old woman would order a Happy Meal is another matter, however. Any bets on whether she's also a Harry Potter fan?

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