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Girl eats burger with rat head
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MCDONALD'S Canada is being sued by a Toronto family that claims a severed rat's head was found nestled between the toppings of a Big Mac that was about to be eaten by a nine-year-old girl.
The C$11.2 million lawsuit against McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd, a wholly owned unit of McDonald's Corp, came about after an incident the family alleges took place in June 1999 at a Toronto outlet of the hamburger chain.
After biting into the Big Mac, Ayan Abdi Jama noticed the remains of the rodent, ``complete with eyes, teeth, nose and whiskers,'' says the statement of claim. It adds, ``The rat and the Big Mac sandwich were partially ingested by Ayan.''
The lawyer for the family said the ordeal has been a horrible experience for the child.
``Obviously, it's going to impact how they see restaurant food for the rest of their lives,'' said Ted Charney. ``From a parent's point of view, how would you feel if you watched your child take a bite out of a rat's head?''
The experience left Jama suffering from ``extensive psychiatric damages'', the claim says.
In a statement, McDonald's Canada said: ``The quality and safety of our food is paramount to every aspect of our McDonald's operation. McDonald's will defend itself to the fullest extent of the law.'' (SD-Agencies)
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