Earlier this year, McDonald's had to pay a hefty fine after its chicken nuggets caused severe injuries to a child. And now, Chick-fil-A is being held accountable for serving up some nuggets which ended up causing serious allergic reaction in a teen customer.
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At this rate, with the amount of news stories that involve people having horrible experiences with ordering chicken nuggets, we might all have to start making chicken nuggets at home.
As reported by Insider, the mother of the teen is suing Chick-fil-A and one of its franchise owned by Andrew Privitera, for serving her son nuggets which they claim contained undisclosed dairy products.
Teen suffers from severe allergic reaction after eating Chick-fil-A
The 17-year-old, identified in the lawsuit as J.P., and his mom, Francine Powers, visited a Chick-fil-A outlet in Erie, New York in August last year. Since he had a dairy allergy, they checked with the servers at the restaurant before ordering their food: two servings of 24 grilled nuggets.
After eating the food, the teenager's throat began to close over and he started foaming at the mouth. All this while he was at a pool party.
It was only 10 days after incident that Chick-fil-A issued a notice warning that its nuggets contained dairy.
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Chick-fil-A announced 'supply mishap' last year
Powers, who has now filed filed a lawsuit on behalf of her son, highlights how the 10 days between her son't allergic reaction, and Chick-fil-A's announcement of the dairy in the food were 'horrible,' as the family tried to grapple with what was going on with the teenager.
The lawsuit describes the teenager's condition after eating the nuggets,
his face had swollen, he was in pain, and it was clear that he was experiencing a dangerous allergic reaction
According to an August 2022 company announcement, Chick-fil-A blamed 'supplier mishap' for the dairy in their nuggets, without clarifying when the contamination began.
Powers hopes to bring about 'significant awareness,' about food allergy and the necessity of communication about it, in the food industry. She states,
I hope it brings significant awareness.When a child with a food allergy goes out to eat, they bring their family with them. The industry has to be very clear in the communication with its customers.
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Sources used:
Insider: ' Chick-fil-A is being sued after a teenager ate nuggets and had to be rushed to hospital'
CNN: 'Chick-fil-A grilled nuggets and filet contain dairy allergen due to supplier mishap'
