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.
What about pointed sticks?
Agree. I also always taste-test whatever drink is brought to my kids (2 & 5 years old). My brother-in-law’s daughter ordered juice - and was given a screwdriver. No, he didn’t sue... but I’m very sure it wasn’t a pleasant experience for the folks running the restaurant.
Apparently not.
You’re right. Dunkin should bring in a representative from Child Protective Services if this ever makes it to court.
I want to see the family’s financials because it’s almost a sure thing they’re looking for a free payday to get themselves out of a jam.
“Hey Dunkin’ Donuts, DON”T SETTLE!”
Well... they can. Microwaves heat water. If the outside is dry and the inside is moist, like hashbrowns, the answer is, Yes. They heat whatever water or moisture is in the food.
To all the copmmenters about microwaves, I’m pretty sure all chain restaurants deep fry their hash browns if they’re in nugget form and cook them on a flat griddle if they’re in shredded/grated form.
A microwave would not produce a good quality hash brown.
is the world safe?
I prefer the comfy chair and every now and then a shrubbery. A nice one, not too expensive.
LMAO! Yep, it’s that simple.
That would be known as a “microwave.”
Not exactly. Dunkin' Donuts in recent years has used the Turbo-Chef toasting oven (Subway, the submarine sandwich people, use them, too), which isn't exactly a microwave system. And to the best of my knowledge (all you have to do is ask; or, work there, as did I for a time when unable for awhile to find work in my usual profession), it doesn't cook from the inside out.
That said, something about this litigation doesn't exactly pass the taste test . . .
Uh ... why the hell were you putting a hot piece of hash brown in a baby's mouth, parents?!
dunkin donuts. donuts. do-nuts. not dunkin hash browns, donuts. who orders hash browns at a donut shop? mom and dad are stuffing down chocolate covered, cream filled yummies and the kid gets nasty microwaved hash browns. buy the kid a donut and some milk.
Handing food that hot to a toddler is neglect on the parent’s part.
They're not interested in producing a good quality hash brown, just one you'll pay for.
They’re selling hash browns at Dunkin Donuts now? That’s great. The camel jockeys don’t even know what a long john is, and now they’ve added hash browns to the menu.
Sicking your finger into the blades on the front of a fan doesn’t cause injury, but STICKING one does.
Man...got me thinkin’ of those McDonalds deep-fried apple pies with the napalm inside.
No wonder they switched to baked.
OUr sick society on display. I would have been upset and maybe complained to the manager, but that is it. Sue? For what? The kids will heal and you will never see the mark in about 1 month. Greedy suckers.
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