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From: joemu@nsc-pdc.UUCP (Joe Mueller)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Foreign objects in food
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Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 17:13:26 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 17:13:26 1985
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> Yeah, I used to drink RC even before coke switched its formula 'cause it
> tastes good and is CHEAP.  But not too long ago my wife poured some RC
> RC into a glass, drank some, let me have a few sips, and then noticed an
> RC-logged roach that had surfaced.  Since the roach was soaked (preservatives
> are wonderful) it was clear that it had originated from the RC container
> (one of those big plastic bottles).  As much as I like RC, I've never been
> able to drink the stuff since.
> 
> -- Ned Robie

I remember a big lawsuit a while back under similar circumstances, the person
was drinking a softdrink and noticed what turned out to be part of a very
dead mouse in the bottle. The person became violently ill (either from the
material itself or the thought of what they drank) and went to the hospital
and had their stomach pumped. They later sued and won a large sum of money.

I guess the important thing here is to remember to do things right, going
to the hospital and having your stomach pumped contributed a lot to the
evidence that the person was actually harmed by the incident.

Lawsuits aside, most likely the problem is with the local bottler and is
not a nationwide problem. Also if you have something against bugs in your
food, don't eat peanut butter. It has one of the highest bug piece per ounce
counts of the foods commonly consumed today. Actually I believe it is LEGAL
to have some bug parts in food, you just can't exceed some limit.