Man rushed to hospital after finding tampon in his cereal

The man says in his lawsuit that he spit out the milk and cereal after spotting the tampon and became nauseated almost immediately. He went to an emergency room for treatment, according to the complaint. (Macon Telegraph)

Comments

[heywood]

"Kellogs Always" Now with Almonds.

[Fuzzlenutter]

Check the DNA on the tampon. 100-to-1 it belongs to someone he knows. Then prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law for fraud...

[Fuzzlenutter]

Check the DNA on the tampon. 100-to-1 it belongs to someone he knows. Then prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law for fraud...

[JESCIE]

.there seems to be some debate as to who spotted the tampon.

[Bill]

How could you not spot it when pouring the cereal out of the box and into the bowl?

[stopeatingmysesamecake]

How could you not spot it when pouring the cereal out of the box and into the bowl?
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Yeah, and wouldn't you notice it when it absorbs up all the milk?

[Rock Marine]

Mikey likes it!

[stopeatingmysesamecake]

Maybe it was an ill-advised marketing program.

[Phranqlin]

Now that's some high fiber cereal.

[Farmer Bob and the City]

Guess he's never gone down on his wife.

[Chrysos]

I'm not really sure how you could possibly pour a tampon out of a box of cereal into a bowl and not notice it...but, can anyone explain why he'd be suing the grocery store too? Are they supposed to open every package of food for inspection prior to putting it on their shelves?

[Harley]

So does he qualify for his "redwings" now?

[Harley]

So does he qualify for his "redwings" now?

[Harley]

So does he qualify for his "redwings" now?

[dANO]

Another BS food tampering story. If anyone believes this really happened they need a trip to RealityLand.

[Mr. Potato Head]

"...they bought a box of Chocolate Chip Crunch cereal ... on Oct. 23, 2008. The following day ... opened the cereal box and poured cereal and milk into a bowl."

And they waited almost two years before filing a lawsuit? Did they keep the "evidence" and if they did where in the world did they store it?

I call bull****!

[Me]

And he rushed to an emergency room where they did...what exactly? Ten to one says he's on Medicaid and we're all footing the bill for this one.

[Tom Weidermeijer]

Weird... this milk is the same color as when I eat my Frankenberry.

[arthurtwoshedsjackson]

When I was a kid, I always wanted the cereal that had a surprise in the box......

[Sheila]

Secret decoder ring, glow-in-the-dark belt buckle, tampon, gee, so many choices in cereals nowadays.

[Zimbabalouie]

Bet he has to pull some strings to get this into court.

[RockyMtnMac]

SEMSC and Chrysos have great points.
Without being too graphic, or TMI...
There is no way to miss it if it was realy used (used up)based on weight difference (sorry)
And if it was slightly used, it would, in fact, soak up the milk really fast.
But I kinda agree with the guy in the article...I'm feeling nauseous just talking about this (bleh!)

[stopeatingmysesamecake]

I'm not really sure how you could possibly pour a tampon out of a box of cereal into a bowl and not notice it...but, can anyone explain why he'd be suing the grocery store too? Are they supposed to open every package of food for inspection prior to putting it on their shelves?
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Exactly. Therefore the 'item' must have gotten in during production. So maybe the guy is using the "sue everyone and hope one will stick (or settle)" approach.

Or, the box was tampered with by *someone*

[Krash]

Ewww...yuck...smells like Bull-hockey.

[sting1213]

Roddenberry sustained physical injuries “from the adulterated food” as well as emotional worry, according to the lawsuit. what kind of injuries?

[Bill]

Potato

"IF" this was a legit suit, and I use the word "IF" in Cap letters and quotes-- the timing would make sense. Chances are the attorney send a demand letter to the parties involced shortly after the "imcident", and they spent some tome going back and forth with the corporate attorneys. I dont know the statute of limitations in Georgia offhand, but there is a good chance they have to file within 2 years to have any claim at all.

I am presuming the winner of the lucky tampon contest strategy was to offer to keep their mouth shut and agree to a settlement without a publicly filed case.

[Jamie]

If it was used, the box of cereal would REEK. If it wasn't he would have little milk left. I call bullsnap.

[KC]

The man must be greatly in fear he'll
Contract some disease that's venereal
From the tampon that came,
Like a toy or a game,
In his Chocolate Chip Crunch box of cereal.