KFC sues over flammable takeout
Filed under: Food
In an edgy ad for an airline, a man puts a fork in the office microwave during lunchtime, causing a fiery catastrophe. Customers at KFC could want to get away, too, without even daring the well-known no-no: mixing metal and microwaves. When the takeout containers for the fast food chain's popcorn chicken are put in the microwave, they can -- and, in at least two cases, did -- catch fire.
Apparently, the takeout container supplier changed the inks in the packaging to one containing carbon, responsible for the flammability, without notifying KFC. Now the fried chicken company is suing Paris Packaging, Inc., of Paris, Texas, for around $757,000 to cover the cost of more than 11,000 recalled containers and other unspecified financial damages. KFC recalled the packages in February after a consumer complained of a microwave fire.
Luckily, no one (at least, no one who's come forward) was injured by the flammable chicken cups. And I'm left with one more good reason to avoid fast food restaurants: takeout containers, microwaves, and any meat product named after a snack food. What's next, tortilla chip beef? Doughnut calamari? A bacon ice cream cone? Oh! Oh...
Apparently, the takeout container supplier changed the inks in the packaging to one containing carbon, responsible for the flammability, without notifying KFC. Now the fried chicken company is suing Paris Packaging, Inc., of Paris, Texas, for around $757,000 to cover the cost of more than 11,000 recalled containers and other unspecified financial damages. KFC recalled the packages in February after a consumer complained of a microwave fire.
Luckily, no one (at least, no one who's come forward) was injured by the flammable chicken cups. And I'm left with one more good reason to avoid fast food restaurants: takeout containers, microwaves, and any meat product named after a snack food. What's next, tortilla chip beef? Doughnut calamari? A bacon ice cream cone? Oh! Oh...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
4-13-2009 @ 4:33PM
Dave said...
SO EAT SOMEPLACE ELSE,KFC IS NO GOOD FOR YOU ANYWAY
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4-14-2009 @ 12:29AM
Phil said...
Food is food...as long as you don't eat one thing exclusively for a month and get your fruits and veggies elsewhere, an occasional DELICIOUS and AMAZING chicken set at KFC is not going to hurt anyone! It is the habitual neglect of the body and the lack of exercise and self-control that is doing in most Americans. But we don't want to accept responsibility for ANYTHING, so we blame everyone else for our woes.
Eat up! KFC is amazingly good, and as long as you don't eat a bucket by yourself, lick out the bucket, and then eat the bucket, too, you aren't going to die of hardening of the arteries overnight!! Order the salad and veggies to go with it. It's all good!
4-16-2009 @ 8:45PM
paul said...
Yeah but dave in all reality is there anyplace that isn't bad you nowaday's??.
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4-13-2009 @ 5:29PM
Amanda said...
Well as of today KFC has Grilled chicken. It's half the fat and sodium. I had a meal for lunch today it tastes AMAZING. And grilled is much better for you than fried chicken.
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4-13-2009 @ 5:48PM
Ethan said...
KFC IS GOOD, I WOULD STILL GO!
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4-13-2009 @ 6:30PM
Vanessa said...
My daughter stuck a left over hambuger from wendys in the microwave and started a fire inside the microwave at a hotel in which we were staying. I was so scared. I immediately opened the microwave to put out the fire which made it worse. I hit the fire out with a towel. I was lucky It was in the same room with her. If I was at home I may not have known the fire was going untill it was too late. I think it was a good thing to change the foil to paper.
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4-13-2009 @ 6:40PM
mary m said...
This is also true for Wendy's wrappers. They have metal in them and will catch fire almost instantly in your microwave.
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4-13-2009 @ 6:49PM
Kim said...
Ha, thinking that your doing yourself a favor by ordering the 'grilled' chicken is assanine. Bottom line, its coming from KFC, its fast food filled with preservitives. For 6 bucks you can go to ur local market and get a pound and half of real chicken breasts, take a step outside and grill it yourself for 10 minutes and you have a lunch monday-friday. People cheat themselves soooo much because they think its too hard to cook. somehow fast, convience food has taken the place of real nutrition in this country. The reality is americans are just too lazy to do anything for themselves.
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4-15-2009 @ 12:07AM
erika said...
Glad where you live you can by a pound and a half of chicken breasts....here is CA they aren't that cheap.
4-13-2009 @ 7:12PM
George said...
Is it true that they are changing their name to: Kentucky FLAMING Chicken?
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4-13-2009 @ 7:23PM
DON1WOLF said...
I was home after out drinking , had ARBYS munchies - never thought the foil wrap would zap my microwave - lol - nice fireworks can i sue arbys if no warning on wrapper
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4-14-2009 @ 12:14AM
Bonnie said...
You have the right to SUE anyone or company U wish (McDonalds had to pay for serving HOT coffee/Guess the customer would have SUED had the coffee she spilled on herself not been HOTenough DUH)
Everyone wants to SUE and many lawyers are willing to help them. When I fell and broke my hip while doing recess duty I got an amazing number of letters from Attorneys willing to help me get all the $$$ I could (Of course they wanted a share) I have accident insurance as well as workmans comp and did not have to share with an attorney. Still getting meds paid by WC
4-13-2009 @ 7:30PM
Free Wheelin Franklin said...
Eat what you want ! You are gonna die anyway!
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4-13-2009 @ 7:31PM
Brad SIgnorelli said...
"Kim" 4/13 @ 6:49PM...While I appreciate your point on the benefits of home-cooked food, I REALLY hope you're not serious about grilling chicken for only 10 minutes. If so, better plan on a trip to the ER for the case of salmonella you're undoubtedly going to contract!!
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4-13-2009 @ 7:56PM
cannotbelievethis said...
Brad... at #11... you can grill chicken for ten minutes, as long as it pounded thin and the fire is hot...
4-13-2009 @ 7:33PM
robert said...
i love kfc origional chicken
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4-13-2009 @ 7:53PM
cannotbelievethis said...
Out in Washington State, at Voodoo Doughnut you can get a pancake-flavored doughnut with maple syrup frosting, topped with bacon... you can also get an Old Dirty Bastard Doughnut, with chocloate frosting, oreos, and peanut butter topping... who says junk food can't be good for your soul...?
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4-13-2009 @ 8:32PM
Eykho said...
No matter how many times people talk about how bad the food is for you and how lazy people are.....we still all go to fast food restaurants every now and again....its America. It will never change just get worse.
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4-13-2009 @ 8:45PM
mike said...
mys cheeken has dun blowed up!!!!
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4-13-2009 @ 9:23PM
methodistgirl said...
I always take my fries, or any left over from a resturant
from it's package and place it on a paper plate. That
works best. Pop corn will do that too believe it or not!
judy tooley
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