Whilefood safety guidelines are to be taken extremely seriously under all circumstances, it is definitely more upsetting and shocking when major corporations appear to flout these rules and safety standards. As reported by Birmingham Live, a customer in the UK faced the harrowing experience of opening her McDonald’s burger only to find it crawling with flies and maggots.
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Customer allegedly served maggot infested Big Mac
The customer whose name is Georgia Poole, was shopping with her mum at The Fort in Erdington, West Midlands earlier this month, on 6 September. They picked up lunch from the McDonald’s drive-thru nearby and drove home.
After reaching home, the 18-year-old heard a buzzing sound, which she though was coming from headphones. But to her utter horror, when she removed her Double Cheeseburger, a fly flew out from it. Miss Poole claims that her ordeal was not over. There were also maggots crawling inside her McDonald's meal.
Birmingham Live quoted Miss Poole as saying,
When I opened the bag I then thought ‘is it coming from the burger or is it just me?’. I could hear the buzzing and I was just speechless as it flew out. My sister then screamed ‘oh my god, there’s maggots in there’.
‘Total shock’ at the disgusting find
Miss Poole and her family were in shock at the horrible find. She said that after unsuccessfully trying to contact the restaurant in question, she took to social media with her complaint, and shared a video of the burger.
As per McDonald’s, after a thorough investigation at the restaurant, no issues have been found. They said,
We have carried out extensive investigations at the restaurant, including a third party expert, and no issues have been identified. We've asked the customer to return the item to allow us to continue investigations, but this request has been declined. Our customer services team will continue to liaise with the customer to help find a resolution.
Sources used:
Birmingham Live: ' Fury at McDonald’s as 'buzzing fly and maggots found in burger' from Birmingham' restaurant
Daily Record: ' McDonald's customer disgusted after 'fly flies out of maggot infested burger''
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