A Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) customer in Iceland was surprised to find an insect deep fried in his potato chip last weekend. *Updated (19.11.2010)
According to Pressan.is, the person who found the insect instantly took a photo and later posted it on an online chat website explaining, “I don’t know about you, but I will never go back to KFC.”
The Icelandic wholesale company who distributes McCain chips, used by the fastfood restaurant, caught wind of the photo and is currently investigating the claim.
The wholesale company commented, “We are taking this claim very seriously and plan to investigate the allegations thoroughly. It is not totally conclusive just from the photo that this is a bug, however, we’re going to get to the bottom of this and be in contact with the customer.”
*Updated (19.11.2010): This case was thoroughly investigated by the Icelandic wholesale company following the publication of this article and the potato chip was proven to have not contained an insect. The unidentifiable object in the picture turned out to be potato fibres.
This customers find is not unusual. I get more bugs than that in my teeth whilst riding my motorcycle. What should be worried about is the highly processed and chemicaly treated chicken.
As someone who grew up in potato farming country, this is common and harmless. It is better to see bugs in a few potatoes than none at all, as no bugs means they were heavily sprayed with pesticides.
oh my god if its real!it is very bad inpact to the company,if he shows the chip to the management and tell what he see then much to believe,but if he/she just take picture of it and keep it as his own then its hard to believe coz as for now people can invent any kind of things to ruin the repotations of the company.