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| McDonald's: 'Face mask' found inside Aldershot store's chicken nugget | McDonald's: 'Face mask' found inside Aldershot store's chicken nugget |
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| A six-year-old girl nearly choked on a chicken nugget from McDonald's which her mother has claimed contained a blue surgical face mask. | A six-year-old girl nearly choked on a chicken nugget from McDonald's which her mother has claimed contained a blue surgical face mask. |
| Maddie was eating a Happy Meal her mother Laura Arber, 32, bought from the Aldershot, Hampshire, branch of the fast food giant on Tuesday. | Maddie was eating a Happy Meal her mother Laura Arber, 32, bought from the Aldershot, Hampshire, branch of the fast food giant on Tuesday. |
| She managed to get the chicken nugget out of her daughter's mouth and said: "It was a mask, it was absolutely baked into it". | She managed to get the chicken nugget out of her daughter's mouth and said: "It was a mask, it was absolutely baked into it". |
| McDonald's said it is investigating. | McDonald's said it is investigating. |
| Ms Arber told the BBC: "I had to put my finger in her mouth to make her sick and it came up all speckled with blue. | Ms Arber told the BBC: "I had to put my finger in her mouth to make her sick and it came up all speckled with blue. |
| 'Disgusting' | 'Disgusting' |
| "I couldn't work out what it was but I looked at the box of nuggets and could see something blue sticking out of another one. | "I couldn't work out what it was but I looked at the box of nuggets and could see something blue sticking out of another one. |
| "It was a mask, it was absolutely baked into it, it had gone like chewing gum. It was disgusting. | "It was a mask, it was absolutely baked into it, it had gone like chewing gum. It was disgusting. |
| "If I hadn't been in the room I just don't know what could have happened." | "If I hadn't been in the room I just don't know what could have happened." |
| The mother of four said she went straight back to the restaurant to speak to the manager who told her the nuggets were not cooked on the premises. | The mother of four said she went straight back to the restaurant to speak to the manager who told her the nuggets were not cooked on the premises. |
| Ms Arber said she and her daughter have been put off McDonald's "for life". | Ms Arber said she and her daughter have been put off McDonald's "for life". |
| She said she wants to make other parents aware, adding: "Just because it says it's a Happy Meal doesn't mean it's safe." | She said she wants to make other parents aware, adding: "Just because it says it's a Happy Meal doesn't mean it's safe." |
| McDonald's said food safety is of the "utmost importance to us" and said the company places great emphasis on quality control, following "rigorous standards to avoid any imperfections". | |
| A spokesperson said: "As soon as we were made aware of the issue we opened a full investigation with the relevant supplier, and have taken action to ensure any product from this batch is removed from restaurants. | |
| "We would like to offer a full apology to the customer in question and understand they are currently in conversation with our customer services team." |