Woman Finds Human Finger in Fast-Food Chili

**Julie** · 25 Mar 05,, 02:37

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A woman's meal at a Wendy's restaurant brought a whole new meaning to the term "finger food."

The woman bit into a portion of a human finger while eating a bowl of chili Tuesday night at the San Jose restaurant, Santa Clara County health officials said Wednesday.

The woman, who asked officials not to identify her, immediately spit out the finger and warned other diners to stop eating, witnesses said.

"Initially she did put this object in her mouth and did bite down on it and wasn't sure exactly what it was," Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Martin Fenstersheib said at a news conference. "She's doing OK. Initially she was a bit grossed out as it was described to me, and vomited a number of times."

Fenstersheib said the finger had been cooked at a high enough temperature to kill any viruses.

Officials said the fingertip was approximately 1 3/8-inches long, and a half-inch piece of fingernail was also found. They believe it belongs to a woman because of the long, manicured nail.

Health investigators seized all of the ingredients at the restaurant and are tracing them back to their manufacturer. They believe the finger got into the chili at an earlier stage.

"We have no evidence of any accident within the employees at the facility itself," said Ben Gale of the Santa Clara County Health Department. "We asked everybody to show us they have 10 fingers and everything is OK there."

The restaurant has had only one minor health violation stemming from a leaky vent, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

"Food safety is of utmost importance to us," Wendy's spokesman Joe Desmond said in a statement. "We are cooperating fully with the local police and health departments with their investigation. It's important not to jump to conclusions. Here at Wendy's we plan to do right by our customers."

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**Julie** · 25 Mar 05,, 02:38

Needless to say, I won't be eating at Wendy's again.

**Veni Vidi Vici** · 25 Mar 05,, 02:50

Thats just nasty.

**bonehead** · 25 Mar 05,, 03:50

This is just one of the few incidences that we know of. The price you pay for food is no guarentee that the food is any safer to eat. Expensive restauants have problems as well.

**Confed999** · 26 Mar 05,, 00:13

Originally Posted by bonehead

The price you pay for food is no guarentee that the food is any safer to eat.

To the best of my knowledge, humans are edible.

**Ray** · 26 Mar 05,, 06:29

How can a human finger be there?

From some corpse?

Maybe to get rid of evidence one could mince the whole human and server as hamburgers!

Revolting but feasible.

**~~Lickenmueller~~** · 26 Mar 05,, 07:17

some crazy bastard put finger in my food i stomped by their face with my boot.

**Gio** · 26 Mar 05,, 07:56

Originally Posted by Julie

Needless to say, I won't be eating at Wendy's again.

Haha, if Dave were alive to see this.

**~~Prosto ILya~~** · 26 Mar 05,, 08:51

Human finger?
Bon appetite, dr. Lecter!

**~~Lickenmueller~~** · 26 Mar 05,, 09:00

my name is deiter lickenmueller! my name is not lecter you dumb funny man!

**~~Prosto ILya~~** · 26 Mar 05,, 09:15

Опа! Фриц то у нас все острит и острит. Не надоело, гер Холуй ? По прежнему считаешь себя лучше прочего человечества?

**Confed999** · 26 Mar 05,, 16:34

Originally Posted by Ray

How can a human finger be there?

Unknown so far, but most likely lopped off and lost durring a processing accident.

**bonehead** · 26 Mar 05,, 22:14

If the chili was canned at some point, that is most likely where it happened. Having a finger lopped off in the cannery is not uncommon. To open and look in every can until the finger is found is very rare. I doubt Wendy's is at fault, but I am positive the lawyers are already lining up and drooling over the prospect of suing a major fast food chain. The sad thing is that of all the nasty and gross stuff that has been served as food, a finger really isn't that bad. (in comparison)

**Lunatock** · 26 Mar 05,, 22:35

Seems nasty enough just by the fact that this is like something on CSI.

**bonehead** · 27 Mar 05,, 00:26

Originally Posted by Lunatock

Seems nasty enough just by the fact that this is like something on CSI.

I am not saying a finger in your soup is not awful. If you delve deep enough into america's food supply and what is served in restaurants, and sold in stores on a regular basis, it would really turn your stomach as well as open your eyes. The USDA stamp means as much as a peace treaty with a terrorist.
Sometimes it is the consumer who is at fault. Moral issues aside, a human finger is better for you than a twinkie. In Japan they eat either blow fish or puffer fish? If the fish is prepared correctly the person gets a buzz. If the cook makes a mistake the customer who eats the fish dies. HELLO!

Many times the consumer wants to remain blissfully ignorant of what they put in their mouth. Do you really want to know what they put in hot dogs and bologna? There is a reason the restaurants put the lights down low. Bon appetite!