AP) - A woman bit into a partial finger served in a bowl of chili at California a Wendy's restaurant, leading authorities to a use a fingerprint database Thursday to determine who lost the digit.

A portion of a human finger that a woman says she found while eating a bowl of chili at Wendys Restaurant. (AP Photo/Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health) 
The incident occurred Tuesday night at a San Jose Wendy's restaurant and left the customer ill and distraught, said Joy Alexiou, a spokeswoman for the Santa Clara County Health Department. "She was so emotionally upset once she found out what it was," Alexiou said.

"She was vomiting."

Employees at the Wendy's store were asked to show investigators their fingers after the Tuesday night incident. All employees' digits were accounted for, officials said, adding the well-cooked finger may have come from a food-processing plant that supplies the company.

"All of our employees have ten digits," said Denny Lynch, a spokesman for Wendy's International Inc., based in Dublin, Ohio.

He said there have been no reports to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration of injuries at any supplier of chili ingredients to Wendy's.

"By law, you can't hide that sort of stuff," Lynch said.

"All of our chili suppliers report no accidents."

Investigators seized the remaining chili and closed the restaurant for a few hours late Tuesday.

Health officials said the fingertip was approximately four centimetres long. They believe it belongs to a woman because of the long, manicured nail.

Alexiou said the woman who bit into the finger, who asked officials not to identify her, is at minimal risk of contracting illnesses from the finger.

"It's an extremely low chance because the chili was cooked at a very high temperature that would have killed anything in the finger," Alexiou said.

Still, she said health officials would ask the woman's doctor to test her blood "to make sure nothing got passed to her."

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Well, it could've been worse. At least she didn't find a d*ck in her chili.  ;D ;D ;D

Well, it could've been worse. At least she didn't find a d*ck in her chili.  ;D ;D ;D


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mmmmmmmm...........fingers.......yum

If I was that lady I'd find out where Dave Thomas was buried so I could dig him up just to kick his dead @ss.

If I was that lady I'd find out where Dave Thomas was buried so I could dig him up just to kick his dead @ss.

Who knows? Might be Dave Thomas's finger!~

Who knows? Might be Dave Thomas's finger!~
Or his d*ck!!!!! :o

Or his d*ck!!!!! :o


...or a discarded carrot?

...or a discarded carrot?


mmmmmmm.......discarded carrots......yum!

Better that than a used condom in a Big Mac.  :\'(

Better that than a used condom in a Big Mac.  :\'(


Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarf..............  ::)

Why are consumers always finding body parts in food? :P

Well, it could've been worse. At least she didn't find a d*ck in her chili.  ;D ;D ;D



Why would she find that in her chili? ::)

Why are consumers always finding body parts in food? :P


Good question....  ::)  ;D

Good question....  ::)  ;D



I understand a chicken head in chicken nuggets but a finger? :P

Why are consumers always finding body parts in food? :P
how many body parts have you found?  ;D

how many body parts have you found?  ;D


Thankfully... none.  ::)  ;D

eeeeeewwww......she should have stirred it first.

That's all I have to say

how many here would be tempted to take a small nibble? come on, it's one of humanities greatest taboos, who would be tempted....

how many here would be tempted to take a small nibble? come on, it's one of humanities greatest taboos, who would be tempted....

No thanks.  I'd just use the finger to stir the chili.  They serve it piping hot at Wendy's sometimes!
:P

how many body parts have you found?  ;D


I'm the lucky one.NONE! ;D

I'm the lucky one.NONE! ;D
have you ever found a mouse or an insect in your food?

have you ever found a mouse or an insect in your food?


Same answer as before...  ::)

If no one along the line is missing a digit maybe the FINGER is pointed at HER!! :D

Nonethe less..they searched the assembly line of workers then to the source of the plant..all still have fingers...something is fishy-uh..fingery...did her eating mate do it?

They said they can get good prints from it...will we find it is FOREIGN?? And will they SUE fingers off who they discover it belongs to for not coming forward??

I'm tuning in to this same BAT-CHANNEL to hear the final results! :D

LOL!!!! I reckon a chef is looking for that somewhere.  ;D

What's the big deal?  A few years ago I found a Horse shoe in a Big Mac :o

What's the big deal?  A few years ago I found a Horse shoe in a Big Mac :o


Ha ha! Really?  ;D

a friend of my moms found a rat's head in a hamburger at a local restuarant...she has not been the same since....she has had to undergo major therapy...can't go out to eat...and cannot eat hamburgers...what a shame


Erin :(

a friend of my moms found a rat's head in a hamburger at a local restuarant...she has not been the same since....she has had to undergo major therapy...can't go out to eat...and cannot eat hamburgers...what a shame


Erin :(


Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.......  ::)

Heard KFC might want to sue Wendys for taking their slogan and making their food finger lickin' good! :D

Well, it could've been worse. At least she didn't find a d*ck in her chili.  ;D ;D ;D
:P :PLOL that's awful.But seriously,it happened in san jose,at the Wendy's on Monterey highway;I can bike ride there from my house.Dave thomas must be spinning in his grave!

What's the big deal?  A few years ago I found a Horse shoe in a Big Mac :o

Luck o' the Irish to you!

Heard KFC might want to sue Wendys for taking their slogan and making their food finger lickin' good! :D


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that's bad!

Heard KFC might want to sue Wendys for taking their slogan and making their food finger lickin' good! :D

LMAO!  Good one, wish I'd thought of it!
;D ;D ;D

Did they ever find out where the finger came from?

What's the big deal?  A few years ago I found a Horse shoe in a Big Mac :o

I always thought Mr. Ed was sent to the glue factory...hey Willllllber   ;D

Did they ever find out where the finger came from?


It could've been from a co-worker. ???

have you ever found a mouse or an insect in your food?



Nope! :P

You know, I really don't see what this woman is complaining about. It's always nice to get a little something extra for free. It may not have been exactly what she wanted, but it's the gesture that counts. I can't believe how selfish people are these days. 

You know, I really don't see what this woman is complaining about. It's always nice to get a little something extra for free. It may not have been exactly what she wanted, but it's the gesture that counts. I can't believe how selfish people are these days. 


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You know, I really don't see what this woman is complaining about. It's always nice to get a little something extra for free. It may not have been exactly what she wanted, but it's the gesture that counts. I can't believe how selfish people are these days. 
well someone LOST something,so was it really free?LOL

Did she eat the finger? I'm just curious. :P

see? Jefferey Dahmer was right when he starting ewating people..they are yummy  8)

see? Jefferey Dahmer was right when he starting ewating people..they are yummy  8)


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omg stupid me lol ewating I meant eating lol

see? Jefferey Dahmer was right when he starting ewating people..they are yummy  8)
Hence having a friend for dinner...

Did she eat the finger? I'm just curious. :P
:PShe didn't swallow it.She bit into it and chewed it before realizing what it was.Then she hurled.

imagine if she had found a whole hand? :o  ;D

see? Jefferey Dahmer was right when he starting ewating people..they are yummy  8)



that's what cannibalists do.They eat people. ;D

imagine if she had found a whole hand? :o   ;D
it would be a very big bowl of chilli  :o

"I once ate a census taker with a bowl of chilli and an ice cold Coke."  (Followed by weird tongue clicking noise.)  ::)  ;D

that's what cannibalists do.They eat people. ;D


I know :) I eat people all the time  :P

You know, I really don't see what this woman is complaining about. It's always nice to get a little something extra for free. It may not have been exactly what she wanted, but it's the gesture that counts. I can't believe how selfish people are these days. 

Yeah, yeah, I know the old joke.
"Waiter, there's a finger in my chili!"
"Well, don't yell too loudly, everybody will want one!"
:P

It just occurred to me...maybe this is what happens when the chili-making machine malfunctions at the factory.  Soylent Chili is....people!!!
:o

Alicia wrote I know  I eat people all the time 
Uhhh...I'm pretty darn selective in that department!
:-X

maybe this is what happens to some of the missing persons reported every year in the USA  ::)

it's just like that one story in Scary Stories the man who captures people and makes them into sausages and all kinds of deli meat

Who is Wendy's pointing the finger at now? ;D

Who is Wendy's pointing the finger at now? ;D
It is rude to point!

I know :) I eat people all the time  :P



Me too.I'm about to eat Robin soon.gonna cut her up and eat some of my girlfriend(sexually speaking)  ;D ;)

If I found a finger in my chili, instead of complaining I would politely ask the cashier if I could have a nice Chianti and some fava beans to go with it.  ;)

If I found a finger in my chili, instead of complaining I would politely ask the cashier if I could have a nice Chianti and some fava beans to go with it.  ;)
Oops, I just saw Jamie's post...sorry, didn't meant to rip your idea off! ;)

Next time you go into Wendy's ask for a side order of fingers ;D
Then they'll tell you to get the F out of their restaurant ;D

It's just an expression, Phillip. It means 'placing the blame on'. I just made a joke because of the finger thing.

P.S.: It is rude to point, but I do it anyway. ;D

It is rude to point!

Me too.I'm about to eat Robin soon.gonna cut her up and eat some of my girlfriend(sexually speaking)  ;D ;)


uhhh wow lol you know Jeffery Dahmer and a lot of other people liked to cut up body parts and have sexual intercourse gross huh?

it's just like that one story in Scary Stories the man who captures people and makes them into sausages and all kinds of deli meat


That wasn't just a story, a few folks have actually done just that.  Caution, this stuff is pretty grisly.

Karl Denke
http://www.denke.org/gazetae.htm

There was another one who was, I think, Polish, who made some children into sausages during World War II.  I can't remember his name, though.

It's just an expression, Phillip. It means 'placing the blame on'. I just made a joke because of the finger thing.

P.S.: It is rude to point, but I do it anyway. ;D
Good point!

uhhh wow lol you know Jeffery Dahmer and a lot of other people liked to cut up body parts and have sexual intercourse gross huh?


It's like you wouldn't know which body part to have sexual intercourse with. ;D

Next time you go into Wendy's ask for a side order of fingers ;D
Then they'll tell you to get the F out of their restaurant ;D
yu can just say you meant finger bananas! ;D ;DLOL

yu can just say you meant finger bananas! ;D ;DLOL



Yeah! Good idea.I'll do that ;D

Well, it could've been worse. At least she didn't find a d*ck in her chili.  ;D ;D ;D


You're too funny! ;D

Yesterday they searched the las vegas house of the woman who said she found it.They showed them on the news,her daughter was getting all weepy .I'm wondering if the authorities suspect sabotage.

Maybe they thought it was the daughter's finger :P

Maybe they thought it was the daughter's finger :P
No,I think they checked her.LOL

Maybe they thought it was the daughter's finger :P

they should test her by playing a game of, "Got your Nose"  ;D

they should test her by playing a game of, "Got your Nose"  ;D



What if she found a nose in the chili? :P

What if she found a nose in the chili? :P
That's when you go back and ask for seconds!  :D

That's when you go back and ask for seconds!  :D



the nose knows ;D

the nose knows ;D


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or better yet,finding a finger in the nose in the chili? :P ;D

Hey, haven't you guys ever heard of a FINGER BUFFET?  ;D We have them all the time over here, in fact even Charles & Camilla are having one at their wedding...

I also immediately thought of KFC when I read this thread...

Hey, haven't you guys ever heard of a FINGER BUFFET?  ;D We have them all the time over here, in fact even Charles & Camilla are having one at their wedding...

I also immediately thought of KFC when I read this thread...


Charles & Camilla are cannibals?  :o  ;D

or better yet,finding a finger in the nose in the chili? :P ;D
No, that only happens at Booger King. ;D

No, that only happens at Booger King. ;D



finding boogers in Burger King ;D    :P

That's when you go back and ask for seconds!  :D
i guess they spent 7hours searching the las vegas house of the mother.They claim the police"hurt" the daughter's arm while they were searching.oops! I predict another lawsuit coming.the mother has a history with the courts and filing lawsuits.

now they're investigating a woman getting part of her finger bitten off by a leopard.

Better that than a used condom in a Big Mac.  :\'(

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that IS gross
EWWWWWWWWWWWW......
:o :o

Yeah, it was reported on my local news this morning that she recently won another lawsuit against a different fast food chain after her daughter got "sick" after eating there.  She has now dropped the lawsuit against Wendy's & her lawyer has dropped her as a client so it's looking like this was a scam. What I want to know is why the finger was being stored on ice at the hospital instead of being reattached???
The finger of the woman whose fingertip was bitten off by a leopard was too mangled to be reattached,apparently.If i remember right,she was showing her animals to some people and saying that they were her babies and would never hurt anyone,and that's supposed to be when the leopard bit off the fingertip.She lives in nevada,like Ayala,so the police are trying to find out if there is a connection between them.

mmmmmmmm...........fingers.......yum


..especially Birds Eye Cod fish fingers... mmm

It's like you wouldn't know which body part to have sexual intercourse with. ;D


Yeah and what about that raving lunatic bloke from Germany who advertised on the net for a guy who wanted to be butchered to death..Godddddd!! they reckon the 2 guys were at it, then after much alcohol this Lector guy chopped off the other guys thing and began cooking it, amazingly the guy was still alive!! but while he was in the bath he bled to death not realising what was happening cos he was so drunk, then the German nutcase hacked him up and froze the body parts, eating them as required. UHHH  RAVING LUNATICS

Yeah and what about that raving lunatic bloke from Germany who advertised on the net for a guy who wanted to be butchered to death..Godddddd!! they reckon the 2 guys were at it, then after much alcohol this Lector guy chopped off the other guys thing and began cooking it, amazingly the guy was still alive!! but while he was in the bath he bled to death not realising what was happening cos he was so drunk, then the German nutcase hacked him up and froze the body parts, eating them as required. UHHH  RAVING LUNATICS

Yeah that really was a big issue over here!!
That really was discusting,those guys must really be sick in the head :o

:oThe finger anna Ayala claimed to have found in the chili has now been positively identified as belonging to an associate of her husband's who lost his finger in an industrial accident a few months ago.So I guess we can say Anna has been positively fingered!

:oThe finger anna Ayala claimed to have found in the chili has now been positively identified as belonging to an associate of her husband's who lost his finger in an industrial accident a few months ago.So I guess we can say Anna has been positively fingered!
Wow! seems I JUST read this very thing in the other Wendy's thread :D :)

Wow! seems I JUST read this very thing in the other Wendy's thread :D :)
sorry--well,anyway--Wendy's has given her the 'finger"now!

sorry--well,anyway--Wendy's has given her the 'finger"now!
;DVery goog, Marian :)

yes....she now has the "finger" pointed at her..BIG TIME!!!!



LOL


Erin :)

Saw one of the first news interviews trying to ask her question and there was a girl who apparently also lived with her who yelled to the newscrew how they are all wrong that the lady found it and how she believed her...SHE SHOULD BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION FOR BEING A DUMB***!

And if not also charge the woman with being a con!