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Blood in Mcdonalds Happy Meal, what to do?

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Chickpeas · 22/02/2010 16:48

We went to McD last Wednesday and Hubby ordered while I was buying cinema tickets. When I came back they were already eating. When I looked at sons chicken nuggets I noticed the paper packet had blood on it. No it's not ketchup, it's obviously blood.
There is a partial fingerprint, some smears and spatter.
It was quite fresh and clotting at the time.

My son,7, ran to the toilet and spat out the food he had in his mouth and he kept retching and spitting.

I asked to speak to manager and a young girl came out, she didn't offer her name but offered to dispose of the package for me and 'have a word with the boys out back' her words.
I refused her offer to dispose of the package and told her I was going to report the incident to public health.

I phoned McD head office and complained to customer services who said it would be passed higher. They didn't even bother to ring back and a couple of days later I received a prepaid envelope from them to send them the bloodstained package.

I am wary to send them the whole thing because I am sure it will be 'lost in the post'.

I also reported it to food hygeine at the local authority and am awaiting a call back from them.

The guy at food safety said they should have immediately stopped kitchen production and cleaned everything and taken the person with the bleeding wound off food prep.

Nnothing was done whilst we were there and the 'manager' seemed totally 'not bovvered'.

I am sure she would close the kitchen down, it was half term, 'waiting for the cinema' time, with the queue going round the side of the building. Think of all that loss of trade!

What do you think I should do?

Should I send McD's the bag or cut it in half and send half to local Authority too?

My son says he never wants to eat from BloodDonalds again.

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Hullygully · 22/02/2010 16:49

At least it's put him off McShitFood for life. That's worth a fortune.

Mutt · 22/02/2010 16:53

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Chickpeas · 22/02/2010 16:57

Well, it's not like he eats the crap really. We go there about 3 times a year and I didn't even take him until he was 4 or 5.

He won't eat the crappy burgers so settles for the chicken bits and carrot combo.

I agree though. I have scanned the package in high resolution so the blood is clearly visible. I will wait for the Hygeine bloke to ring back in case they want to see/test it.

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frogetyfrog · 22/02/2010 16:59

Give it to Env. Health and they will investigate for you. Far more thoroughly than McD will.

darcymum · 22/02/2010 17:27

Free McD for life for you then!

PandaEis · 22/02/2010 17:33

eugh!! how disgusting!!

i would have maybe kicked up a massive fuss there and then and demanded to speak to the manager (unless the 'not bovvered' girl was the manager) whoever had bled all over the food should have immediately been taken off food prep/cooking duties and the production should have been stopped until the whole area had been cleaned!! it makes no difference that there was a huge queue or whatever!! im sure that queue would have dispersed when they had seen your blood covered food!!

it sounds like one of those stories that will be passed into urban legend-ville like the chicken head in the nuggetts story

ILovePlayingDarts · 23/02/2010 21:46

I echo frgety frog, send the package to Env Health. I would not trust McD to investigate, rather I'd be suspicious that the package would be lost.

ILovePlayingDarts · 23/02/2010 21:47

Oh, and DP just looked here and said exactly the same

Piffle · 26/02/2010 13:57

No way send it to McDonalds, send them a good close up photo. Keep the evidence for the independent investigators

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