Posted on 09/15/2009 9:55:18 AM PDT by kingattax
Continuing this weekend's unintentional theme of "toddlers and food service," today we bring you the sad tale of a Quincy, Mass. 23-month-old whose parents are suing Dunkin' Donuts after he was burned by a hash brown. A hash brown that fell out of his mouth and onto his neck.
"It took only seconds for the extremely high temperature of the interior portion of the food item to severely burn and blister (Cullen's) skin," attorney Joseph K. Curran Jr. wrote in a complaint filed in Norfolk Superior Court.
Before handing the hash brown to her son to eat, the boy's mother, Robin, checked it and found it was "lukewarm," the suit states. The family claims the hash brown heated up "unevenly" and that the food's interior temperature was "unsafe for public consumption."
The family's attorney insists that this case is absolutely nothing like the infamous McDonald's scalding-hot coffee case, and have not yet explained what kind of amazing heating device cooks hash browns from the inside out.
Take responsibility for your own actions. This is stupid.
Microwave
That would be known as a “microwave.”
Frivolous lawsuit go.
}:-)4
Before I give any hot food to a toddler, I always break it open to let the steam out and allow it to cool sufficiently..this isn’t bad business, its lazy parenting!
Try buying lottery tickets, bottomfeeders.
> “It took only seconds for the extremely high temperature of the interior portion of the food item to severely burn and blister (Cullen’s) skin,” attorney Joseph K. Curran Jr. wrote in a complaint filed in Norfolk Superior Court
how about: “It took only a few seconds for the extremely money-hungry and sue-happy parents to see the dollar signs before their own child’s sake”
Why aren’t they feeding their kid better food than hashbrowns from Duncan Donuts?
Do microwaves cook food from the inside out?
No. Microwaves penetrate the food to a depth of 1 to 1½ inches. In thicker pieces of food, the microwaves don't reach the center. That area would cook by conduction of heat from the outer areas of the food into the middle.
Sounds like the guy who stuck his toddler’s finger through the screen on the front of an electric fan - he was looking to sue someone.
If I was one of these parents I’d be careful about filing a lawsuit against DD.
If the HB was so hot it burned his neck, it must have been hot when put into his mouth. I’d be concerned about the State filing a charge of Child Abuse against me.
They’d a sued if the food was cold too.
Stupidity = Criminal activity.
Seriously.
Not, however, that this justifies a lawsuit.
It boils water internally. That’s why hot dogs explode.
Why was there no warning label on the hash browns? /sarc
Idiot parents! It is YOUR jobs to make sure your toddler’s food is at a suitable temperature. Have they never encountered an item of food that was hotter on the inside than the outside?
As for uneven heating of food, this is basic parenting. Any good parent knows that microwaved food heats unevenly which is why you do not warm formula bottles in the microwave.
DUH.
Hey, if there can be killer tomatoes(remember that one)then a rogue potato is possible!
My guess is if you’re chucking Dunkin Donuts’ food down your 2-year old’s throat, “basic parenting” might not by high on your list of skill sets.
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