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McDonald's Sued Over Gold Earring in Sandwich

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McDonald's at Chicago's Navy Pier. Photo: jwrb,Flickr.
A Chicago man has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's Corporation after he says he swallowed a gold earring in his sandwich.

The man purchased the sandwich on Aug. 11 from the McDonald's at Chicago's Navy Pier, according to the suit filed on Wednesday in the circuit court of Cook County, Ill.


The plaintiff, Boguslaw Nedza, claims after he ate the sandwich "the earring became lodged in his throat and stomach and efforts to remove it by emergency personnel were unsuccessful." Nedza is now suing McDonald's for the injuries he sustained from ingesting the jewelry.

Among the charges McDonald's faces is failing to "prepare and serve food in a reasonable safe condition," and failing to warn Nedza that his food contained "a gold earring with a sharp needle and clasp rending it unfit for consumption."

When Slashfood asked about the lawsuit, McDonald's Corporation issued the following statement: "We are not aware of this matter, nor have we been notified about a lawsuit. We take all inquiries very seriously. However, at this time, it would be inappropriate to comment or further speculate without more information."

[Via Chicago Now ]

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Filed Under: Health & Medical, Ingredients, Fast Food
Tags: boguslaw nedza, BoguslawNedza, chicago, fast food, FastFood, gold earring, GoldEarring, lawsuit, mcdonalds, navy pier, NavyPier, sandwich, sandwiches

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Reader comments (Page 1 of 3)

Wendy

9-27-2009 @2:21PM Wendy said... Monica, stuff an earring in it and that goes for your colon cleansing pal too who will no doubt show up here to junk up the message board with spam ad's. If you want to discuss your wonderful life insurance get a blog and knock yourself out writing about it but save article message boards for relevant comments about the articles.
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Wendy

9-27-2009 @2:28PM Wendy said... thumb tack ring chain links
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Wendy

9-27-2009 @11:03PM Wendy said... what? does the man not chew his food? how could he miss an earring?
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Rick

9-27-2009 @2:38PM Rick said... wow a gold ear ring in a sandwich...that guy was lucky....most mc donalds food just has boogers or spit or snot ..or some other dirt from the floor on the sandwich lmao
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JENNIFER

9-27-2009 @2:51PM JENNIFER said... I LOVE WENDYS COMMENT BOUT THE COLON CLENSING PAL & LIFE INSURANCE ---LMAO
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kpratt1215

9-27-2009 @3:26PM kpratt1215 said... What doesn't he chew his food???? You think he'd notice it then!!!!
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Lin

9-27-2009 @3:34PM Lin said... Why in the world is the human race becoming so nasty! Was in the hospital..nurse had green fingernail polish, long hair swinging on her shoulders and uniform was anything but white and crisp. The floor was so nasty, would not touch with bare feet and signs everywhere to wash your hands. What ever happened to good old fashioned common sense. If this occurs in hospitals, I don't even want to think what happens in fast food places. Home cooking, clean environment, I'll take it anytime!
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sacmom3

9-27-2009 @3:41PM sacmom3 said... Great comment. Thanks. I hate those stupid ads.
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vero

9-27-2009 @3:45PM vero said... How does any one swallow an earing, don't you have to chew your food first? If that had been done he would have noticed the earing.

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pada

9-27-2009 @4:02PM pada said... I THINK MAYBE HE IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SOME EASY MONEY.
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NancyY

9-27-2009 @11:50PM NancyY said... Oops, I swallowed the earring I brought with me to swallow with the intent to accuse the fast food corporation of dropping it in there themselves! OOOOPS!

Jeez.
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DieselSmoke

9-27-2009 @9:24PM DieselSmoke said... I once found a black kinky hair in a BIG MAC at the McDonalds in Toledo Ohio. Luckly I did not bite into it before I seen it. They wanted to give me a free meal, but I refused and said" No thanks, I will go some place else".
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Hugh Jass

9-27-2009 @4:14PM Hugh Jass said... If it wasn't so sharp... would it have been safe t ingest? And if it's so pointy, it's gonna be hell when he gets sum fiber in his diet. Mr. T says:I pity da fool, who thinks McDonalds can hold a cndle to Burger King! So I STABBED HIS PUNK ASS!!!

I'm Hugh Jass, and I approve this message.
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shhurtjr

9-27-2009 @4:26PM shhurtjr said... Just be glad it wasn't broken glass, like I chewed in a salad at Chi-Chi's.
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thecrowman

9-27-2009 @4:37PM thecrowman said... Rick said earlier you usuall get boogers at mcdonalds. I SAY THE BOOGERS and NOSE PICKINGS ONLY ADD TO THE FLAVOR and YOU BETTER BELIEVE THEY ARE IN and ON OUR FOOD NO MATTER WHERE WE EAT THERE IS THAT ONE SICK PERSON THAT HAS TO GET AWAWY WITH IT
THERE ARE SO MANY SIMPLE GROSS THINGS FROM BOOGERS TO POOP TO BUGS TO SPIT TO YOU NAME IT WE EAT IT !
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CINDY

9-27-2009 @4:40PM CINDY said... I really believe that when it comes to these lawsuits, that MOST of the people that claim to find "objects" in their food, most likely PUT it there themselves!!! Some people would go as far, as to swallow something dangerous, if it meant a $400,000 PAY-OFF!!! And the BIG corporations, are the ones that they target!! Ever notice that??? It's way to easy to purchase fast food, and then "STICK SOMETHING" into it, before you chow down!!!! It's an EASY WAY to make ALOT of money!!
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Beth

9-27-2009 @4:54PM Beth said... I found a roach leg in my french fries at Burger King about 15 years ago...They gave me free food...lol

To this day I still can not eat thier fries...And I check my food the best I can.
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Allen Griffon

9-27-2009 @5:00PM Allen Griffon said... I found a cock roach in my McDonald's fries and gave them back and only got me money back. I also got a bottle of wine and drank some and tasted something in it. I found it full of broken glass. Had to call the hospital. Did not sue because it happens and didn't feel like being a aszzzzz.
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Al Sautner

9-27-2009 @5:04PM Al Sautner said... I run a food plant and you always have people who want to say they found somthing in there food....That is a way of life for some of them. They need to get a real job and stop trying to get rich from someone eles.
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Dana

9-27-2009 @5:21PM Dana said... This reminds me when I bought a gallon of ice cream for my family. I dished out three small bowls when one of them bite down on something hard. With a closer look, it turn out to be a broken piece of metal. A broken tooth would have been the least of it. The worst part would have been a free lifetime supple of the same brand ice cream.
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