A diner at TGI Friday’s managed to keep his head — despite finding a severed snake head hidden among his broccoli. The US restaurant chain has asked the New York State Police to open a criminal investigation into suspected product tampering to find out how the slippery scalp found its way into Jack Pendleton’s vegetables.
According to a statement issued by the chain, the head was found in Clifton Park, New York, last week.
“This is obviously something we took very seriously and we immediately pulled the product from all of our restaurants until an investigation could be completed,” said Amy Freshwater, vice president of communication and public relations for Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, the parent of TGI Friday’s.
As part of the investigation, the head was sent to an independent laboratory for testing, and the lab said the snake’s head was never cooked.
It has been concluded that the head was placed in the food at some point after the cooking process, the company said.
“We don’t know who was involved in this senseless act of product tampering, but we are cooperating fully with the authorities and will prosecute the individual or individuals involved to the fullest extent of the law,” Freshwater said.
(STAFF WRITER WITH AFP)
傑克．潘多頓在星期五餐廳用餐在綠花椰菜中發現一節被切斷的蛇頭──但他表現得相當鎮靜。這家美國連鎖餐廳已請求紐約州立警局對這起疑似產品中傷的事件展開刑事調查，以了解這滑溜溜的蛇頭為何會出現在潘多頓的菜餚中。
這間連鎖餐廳發表的一份聲明指出，這起事件上週發生在紐約克里夫頓公園的分店。
星期五餐廳母公司卡爾森全球飲食集團的溝通暨公共關係部副總艾咪．法希瓦特說：「我們絕對會嚴肅看待此事，我們也已立刻通知各分店將這道餐點下架，直到調查終結為止。」
這節蛇頭是調查的證物，因此被送至一間獨立實驗室檢驗；實驗室方面表示，這節蛇頭並未經過烹煮過程。
該公司表示，調查結果顯示，這個蛇頭是在烹調過程後的某個時間點才被放進食物中的。
法希瓦特說：「我們不知道是誰犯下這起無意義的產品中傷事件，但我們正全力協助有關當局調查，並將依循法律途徑對犯案者或其同夥提起告訴。」
（法新社╱翻譯：袁星塵）
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