Woman bites into human finger in chili at Wendy's

[WhiteStang99]

this is weird.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151397,00.html

SAN JOSE, Calif. � A woman's meal at a Wendy's restaurant brought a whole new meaning to the term "finger food."

The woman bit into a portion of a human finger while eating a bowl of chili Tuesday night at the San Jose restaurant, Santa Clara County health officials said Wednesday.

The woman, who asked officials not to identify her, immediately spit out the finger and warned other diners to stop eating, witnesses said.

"Initially she did put this object in her mouth and did bite down on it and wasn't sure exactly what it was," Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Martin Fenstersheib (search) said at a news conference. "She's doing OK. Initially she was a bit grossed out as it was described to me, and vomited a number of times."

Fenstersheib said the finger had been cooked at a high enough temperature to kill any viruses.

Officials said the fingertip was approximately 1 3/8-inches long, and a half-inch piece of fingernail was also found. They believe it belongs to a woman because of the long, manicured nail.

Health investigators seized all of the ingredients at the restaurant and are tracing them back to their manufacturer. They believe the finger got into the chili at an earlier stage.

"We have no evidence of any accident within the employees at the facility itself," said Ben Gale of the Santa Clara County Health Department (search). "We asked everybody to show us they have 10 fingers and everything is OK there."

The restaurant has had only one minor health violation stemming from a leaky vent, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

"Food safety is of utmost importance to us," Wendy's spokesman Joe Desmond said in a statement. "We are cooperating fully with the local police and health departments with their investigation. It's important not to jump to conclusions. Here at Wendy's we plan to do right by our customers."

[mydi777]

EEEEWWWWW!!!!!

I'm not eating chili at Wendy's anymore!!

[wiarumas]

lawyers will have a field day. i saw this on a different forum.

[232stang01]

I used to work at wendy's years ago. NEVAR eat the chili!! It has all the reject burgers and floor meat in it. Who knows what else...

[Brent]

lol reading this as I eat Double Stack

[STEVE]

i almost never eat at wendys

[sonic04edge]

Makes me glad I dont like chilly lol

[SpectorV]

[V6STANG007]

Quote: ..."We asked everybody to show us they have 10 fingers and everything is OK there."

I dunno,I found that funny
I luv number 6 with cheese, biggie size it! yummy

[wiarumas]

i love wendy's and this doesn't change my opinion. mostly cuz i always get jr bacon cheeseburgers and/or 5 piece chicken nuggets.

[Warfire80]

not sure what I would do if I bit into a human finger

[Bane-]

hopefully spit it out like her

[1997grnstang]

wtf thats gross

[meteorachick]

damnit...the one fast food place that i actually like (other than taco bell...but thats wannabe mexican food, not burgers

reminds me of the south park episode with cartman's chili con carnival... lol

[lowflyn]

This is why I don't like eating out...unless it's a 1 pound burger.

[fast64]

i eat wendys once a day, yum

[19ClearCobra96]

nasty, but i hate wendy's anyway so o well

[01mineralgrey6]

interesting

[redrum]

Quote: Originally Posted by 232stang01 I used to work at wendy's years ago. NEVAR eat the chili!! It has all the reject burgers and floor meat in it. Who knows what else...

werd to that. i worked there as well. then they freeze it and reheat it. gross.

[BlackStang99]

That is gross....