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Texas man sues Whataburger for nearly $1 million after burger had onions on it (www.kens5.com)

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HOUSTON — A Houston man is suing Whataburger for nearly $1 million after he says his burger had onions on it.

Turns out he had asked for a no-onions order.

On July 24, 2024, Demery Ardell Wilson had an allergic reaction after eating a burger that had onions on it at Whataburger, court documents say. He alleges that he requested the fast-food chain to take them off before serving him the burger.

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[-] Goretantath@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

If i custom order and its not right and they advertise custom ordering, theyre getting a bad review. This guy is DEATHLY allergic to onions so if the place advertises custom ordering they better give him his million.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Imagine being allergic to onions. Weak-ass genes.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Post your genome

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

So you can clone me and make it your fucktoy?😡

[-] IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, food allergens have to be taken seriously. But if you're that allergic to something, maybe don't frequent places that have minimum wage workers making your food?

EDIT: You can't sue the owner enough to make underpaid workers care any more. Paying them a living wage would.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I ABSOLUTELY know who this snowflake voted for.

[-] dickalan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Dude, not cool, is your brain so warped by politics that you have to interject it into every conversation?

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I can’t possibly be doing the jerkoff gesture harder than I’m doing it right now.

[-] omega_x3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Onions are easy to remove, it is that damn mayonnaise that ruins everything that should never be the default. If some confused person actually wants that garbage on anything they should be handed a packet to add it themselves.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

My best friend has a serious allergic reaction to onions. It's no joke. He ended up in the ER for 3 days after eating something with only a hint of onions.

To his credit though, he checks his burgers to see if they contain something that could kill him before eating them.

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately that is not how food allergies work.

[+] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

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[-] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

People who specifically requested their food be made without the thing they are allergic to?

Food allergies are something supposed to be taken extremely seriously in public food service. Second to general sanitation, its the whole point of why we have strict regulations about making and serving food.

From the minute the guy ordered w no onions and told them it was an allergy, his entire order should have been made and handled with fresh equipment that had been nowhere near any onions. Its not something that is ever supposed to be easily missable. Otherwise someone could end up in the hospital, like this dude

[-] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In order to actually do this, most places I've worked would have to hire an extra person. Spoiler : they definitely won't do that.

[-] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

Everywhere Ive worked allergy related requests are not that common. Either way though, its literally the letter of the law that every food service place do it. Cross contamination prevention, especially for an allergy, is just basic food service 101. Its a bit frightening that you say youve never seen it anywhere

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