Man Says Used Gum Was In McDonald's Salad
By Associated Press

April 30, 2003, 9:39 PM EDT

DETROIT -- A man is suing fast-food giant McDonald's after allegedly
biting into a piece of already chewed gum in a salad. 

In a lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court, Joseph Taylor says the
Feb. 26 incident has caused him "mental anguish, humiliation,
embarrassment, and pain and suffering and loss of appetite." He has
sought medical attention, according to the lawsuit. 


Taylor also said he fears he may have contracted AIDS or hepatitis, the
Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. 

The fast food giant said in a statement Wednesday evening that it and
health officials had investigated and found no "evidence whatsoever to
suggest that this allegation is true." 

The lawsuit states Taylor was eating a salad at a McDonald's on the
Wayne State University campus when he "discovered a foreign object in
his mouth that had already been chewed by someone else." He is seeking
damages of more than $25,000. 
Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press

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