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Human Finger Found In Fast Food Chili
Health Officials Confirm Finding Was Not Hoax
UPDATED: 2:34 pm EST March 24, 2005
A diner's meal at a San Jose, Calif., Wendy's restaurant brings a whole new meaning to the term "finger food."
Health authorities in California confirm that a woman bit into a human finger while eating a bowl of chili at a Wendy's Tuesday night. She immediately spit out the finger and warned others to stop eating. Then she got sick.
Health officials said this is definitely a first for them. They have confirmed this was not a hoax and that a human finger was indeed found in a bowl of chili, television station KNTV in San Francisco reported. They said the fingertip was about an inch and a-half long, and contained part of a manicured nail.
The county medical examiner said the human finger was cooked but not decomposed. Authorities temporarily closed the Wendy's. Investigators have seized all of the ingredients at the restaurant, and they're trying to trace them back to the manufacturer.
Officials counted all the fingers of the Wendy's workers -- and say none had a missing digit. Authorities think the finger must have come from one of Wendy's suppliers.
Investigators say it appears the finger was torn off, possibly by a piece of machinery at a processing plant. They also said it was cooked at a high-enough temperature to kill any viruses.
They are going over any records at any plants that deal with Wendy's to see if any accidents have been reported in recent weeks. But where the finger came from still remains a mystery.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department will also take a fingerprint of the digit and check it with a nationwide database to see if there is a match.
As for the Wendy's restaurant, it was closed for a short while but health officials let it reopen, saying it is now a safe place to eat, KNTV reported.
Wendy's says it's cooperating in the investigation.
Health Officials Confirm Finding Was Not Hoax
UPDATED: 2:34 pm EST March 24, 2005
A diner's meal at a San Jose, Calif., Wendy's restaurant brings a whole new meaning to the term "finger food."
Health authorities in California confirm that a woman bit into a human finger while eating a bowl of chili at a Wendy's Tuesday night. She immediately spit out the finger and warned others to stop eating. Then she got sick.
Health officials said this is definitely a first for them. They have confirmed this was not a hoax and that a human finger was indeed found in a bowl of chili, television station KNTV in San Francisco reported. They said the fingertip was about an inch and a-half long, and contained part of a manicured nail.
The county medical examiner said the human finger was cooked but not decomposed. Authorities temporarily closed the Wendy's. Investigators have seized all of the ingredients at the restaurant, and they're trying to trace them back to the manufacturer.
Officials counted all the fingers of the Wendy's workers -- and say none had a missing digit. Authorities think the finger must have come from one of Wendy's suppliers.
Investigators say it appears the finger was torn off, possibly by a piece of machinery at a processing plant. They also said it was cooked at a high-enough temperature to kill any viruses.
They are going over any records at any plants that deal with Wendy's to see if any accidents have been reported in recent weeks. But where the finger came from still remains a mystery.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department will also take a fingerprint of the digit and check it with a nationwide database to see if there is a match.
As for the Wendy's restaurant, it was closed for a short while but health officials let it reopen, saying it is now a safe place to eat, KNTV reported.
Wendy's says it's cooperating in the investigation.