A Vancouver man found something extra in his McDonald’s Big Xtra Burger on Tuesday. When Max Ipinza bit into his burger he tasted peppermint. He spit it out right away and then discovered there was gum in it.
"Three-quarters of the way through, I end up tasting something like peppermint, like gum, and immediately I knew something was wrong, because this is not what a typical McDonald’s burger tasted like."
Ipinza went to the hospital, fearing that he might have contracted hepatitis. Doctors advised him to return if he developed flu-like symptoms.
McDonald’s Canada has issued a written statement saying the company has begun a thorough investigation in conjunction with health officials. They also said they do not yet have all the facts and and they caution against jumping to conclusions.
I know that when my McDonald’s burgers don’t taste like rancid grease smeared on cardboard something is definitely wrong. I usually prefer to visit Wendell’s Burgers. They’re the only fast food chain that cooks fresh, never frozen, burgers that are rhomboid shaped. And because they bought out Tom Norton’s a few years ago, in many places they have the two businesses sharing the same building; so you can easily pick up your quadruple-quadruple to wash down your burger.
