Maryland Suit Claims Restaurant Drink was Cleaning Chemical

February 6, 2009

A Baltimore woman says when she ordered an iced tea at a local McDonald’s restaurant last year, employees gave her a cup containing a cleaning chemical.

Caryl Jones has filed a $100,000 lawsuit in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The lawsuit alleges negligence and breach of warranty. Jones’ attorney, Patricia Steiger, says the cup contained a sanitizer used on kitchen equipment.

Steiger says Jones immediately spat out the liquid when it burned her mouth but was found by doctors to have suffered “a mild or moderate chemical reaction.”

Franchise owner Cynthia Brown declined comment on the lawsuit. In a statement e-mailed through a McDonald’s spokeswoman, Brown said the matter is being taken seriously.
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Information from: The (Baltimore) Daily Record

Topics Lawsuits Claims Maryland

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  • February 9, 2009 at 7:53 am
    matt says:
    I did not agree with the hot coffee law suit. I would definitely not be pleased if I drank industrial cleaning products instead of tea though. How is this woman entitled to $1... read more
  • February 6, 2009 at 2:20 am
    MD Resident says:
    GO JP! NO KIDDING! You order coffee and your cup has to say its hot. Now...I get a stay cold cup for my sweet tea so I don't feel the hot or cold, but the regular drinks do... read more
  • February 6, 2009 at 2:17 am
    JP says:
    Look for new warning labels on McDonald's cups..."Warning, we have no idea what is in this cup. Consume at your onw risk:.

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