Excellent point. Even if the finger is partially decomposed a good forensic pathologist should be able to tell a lot about it, where it came from, how long it was in the chili etc. You'd be amazed by how much detail you can glean from a good forensic analysis.
Woman who says she found finger in Wendy's chili hires a lawyer
For Ayala's part, she was repulsed by the suggestion that anyone would intentionally put the finger in the chili to try to scam the fast-food chain."That is very sick, sick, sick," she said. "It's disgusting. You're playing with the human race."
She still flinches at the memory of the cannibalistic mishap, which occurred when she was at the eatery preparing to drop off her in-laws after a trip to Mexico.
When I worked 911 several years ago we got a rescue call from the kitchen of a well known Italian Restaurant about a severed finger. The employee was transported with the finger but it could not be re-attached. Three days later my good friend from work and I were at that Restaurant for a birthday celebration and we started talking to the waiter about the incident. The three of us made such sick jokes and were laughing so hard half the Restaurant was laughing along with us, and nobody got grossed out. When I remember the incident I still laugh,but It was juvenile of us to do that. I believe this woman those knives are sharp and you do not even feel the slice until after you see the blood. It probably should not be blamed on Wendy's for the clumsy,careless employee.