Dad-of-two's worries over 'burger stained with human blood'"
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Looks like the claimant has a reputation locally for playing the compensation game. The comments attached to this article made me smile.
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Nottingham Evening Post article said:
AN INVESTIGATION was launched at a Nottingham Burger King restaurant after a man claimed he was served a burger stained with human blood.
The father-of-two is now undergoing tests for HIV as a precaution.
Daniel Rixson took his 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, to the fast food chain in Parliament Street after Nottingham's Christmas lights switch-on.
While ordering his meals the 34-year-old said he noticed a member of staff behind the counter was bleeding from a cut on the hand.
Mr Rixson, from Rise Park, said he sat down to eat his burger and took a bite from it, but afterwards saw that there was blood on it.
He immediately went downstairs to complain but claims staff refused to give him his money back, denied that it was human blood and threw the burger away.
"When we ate the meals one of them had blood on," he claimed. "By the time we noticed there was blood on it. I'd already swallowed the food.
"I was fuming."
After the incident, which happened on November 24, Mr Rixson contacted Burger King's head office to report the incident.
KFG Quickserve, the franchise which owns the Burger King branch, wrote to Mr Rixson to apologise for the way his complaint had been handled and told him that an internal investigation was currently being carried out.
They also sent him a Marks and Spencer gift voucher for £20.
Mr Rixson added: "It's just not good enough. I'm sitting here waiting and biting my nails to find out whether I've got HIV.
"I'm not happy with the way it's been dealt with at all."
After complaining again Mr Rixson was told his case had been passed on to a different manager within the company.
A spokesman for Burger King said: "Burger King takes the health and safety of customers and staff extremely seriously.
"We can confirm that we investigated a customer complaint regarding an incident in the Nottingham Parliament Street restaurant, operated by an independent franchisee.
"Since the incident, the EHO has conducted an inspection of the restaurant and was satisfied that all necessary food safety procedures are in place."
The spokesman refused to confirm that the investigation was ongoing.
Meanwhile, Mr Rixson has also been to City Hospital and undergone blood tests for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Because HIV can take up to three months to detect Mr Rixson will go back to the hospital for a second round of tests.
"I'm worried, upset, I can't sleep, I'm just frightened. I've spoken to my parents about it and I feel nervous," he said.
"I've been in contact with someone's blood and I've swallowed it. I'm a 34-year-old bloke, I'm a single dad and at the end of the day money is nothing at the moment because the thing is I have to wait three and a half months now to get the results.
"I'm absolutely petrified."
Mr Rixson also reported the incident to Environmental Health but was told that without the burger for evidence nothing could be done except carry out an inspection which showed hygiene standards were being met.
The father-of-two is now undergoing tests for HIV as a precaution.
Daniel Rixson took his 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, to the fast food chain in Parliament Street after Nottingham's Christmas lights switch-on.
While ordering his meals the 34-year-old said he noticed a member of staff behind the counter was bleeding from a cut on the hand.
Mr Rixson, from Rise Park, said he sat down to eat his burger and took a bite from it, but afterwards saw that there was blood on it.
He immediately went downstairs to complain but claims staff refused to give him his money back, denied that it was human blood and threw the burger away.
"When we ate the meals one of them had blood on," he claimed. "By the time we noticed there was blood on it. I'd already swallowed the food.
"I was fuming."
After the incident, which happened on November 24, Mr Rixson contacted Burger King's head office to report the incident.
KFG Quickserve, the franchise which owns the Burger King branch, wrote to Mr Rixson to apologise for the way his complaint had been handled and told him that an internal investigation was currently being carried out.
They also sent him a Marks and Spencer gift voucher for £20.
Mr Rixson added: "It's just not good enough. I'm sitting here waiting and biting my nails to find out whether I've got HIV.
"I'm not happy with the way it's been dealt with at all."
After complaining again Mr Rixson was told his case had been passed on to a different manager within the company.
A spokesman for Burger King said: "Burger King takes the health and safety of customers and staff extremely seriously.
"We can confirm that we investigated a customer complaint regarding an incident in the Nottingham Parliament Street restaurant, operated by an independent franchisee.
"Since the incident, the EHO has conducted an inspection of the restaurant and was satisfied that all necessary food safety procedures are in place."
The spokesman refused to confirm that the investigation was ongoing.
Meanwhile, Mr Rixson has also been to City Hospital and undergone blood tests for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Because HIV can take up to three months to detect Mr Rixson will go back to the hospital for a second round of tests.
"I'm worried, upset, I can't sleep, I'm just frightened. I've spoken to my parents about it and I feel nervous," he said.
"I've been in contact with someone's blood and I've swallowed it. I'm a 34-year-old bloke, I'm a single dad and at the end of the day money is nothing at the moment because the thing is I have to wait three and a half months now to get the results.
"I'm absolutely petrified."
Mr Rixson also reported the incident to Environmental Health but was told that without the burger for evidence nothing could be done except carry out an inspection which showed hygiene standards were being met.
comment on article said:
It was clear to everyone who taught him that this bone idle attention seeking lump would never go far, and it is clear from his frequent appearances in the Evening Post that our forecast was accurate.
I am guessing his hobbies include walking under ladders and looking for loose paving stones to trip over.
Come on Danny, you can do better than this!
Mr Terry Gallagher, Science dept. Top Valley Comprehensive
Classic!I am guessing his hobbies include walking under ladders and looking for loose paving stones to trip over.
Come on Danny, you can do better than this!
Mr Terry Gallagher, Science dept. Top Valley Comprehensive
Edited by freecar on Tuesday 11th January 11:55
Firstly the bloke is a stroker.
Even if the staff member did have aids the disease dies after a few seconds outside of the body. Also wtf does his kid having systic fybrosis have to do with anything? I'm sure one memeber of staff there is dyslexic why wasn't this mentioned?
Still it's all about the money.
Even if the staff member did have aids the disease dies after a few seconds outside of the body. Also wtf does his kid having systic fybrosis have to do with anything? I'm sure one memeber of staff there is dyslexic why wasn't this mentioned?
Still it's all about the money.
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