‘Revolting’ find in Macca’s order
MCDONALD’S has launched an investigation after a man’s order, delivered via Uber Eats, included a cockroach in the fries.
The man posted photos of the shock find on Reddit with the caption: “Straya – where you get a free live toy with every Happy Meal”.
The meal was ordered from the fast-food giant’s Hurstville store in Sydney, before Uber Eats delivered it to the wrong address, he said.
While it’s unclear how the cockroach got into the food or when, the customer and Reddit users posted several theories.
“My guess is he crawled in while our food was sitting on the front porch of the wrong address for half an hour,” the man said.
“I’m Australian and should be used to them I guess, but give me snakes, spiders and rats over cockroaches any day. Those things are unspeakably revolting.”
A McDonald’s representative said the company took food and drink hygiene “extremely seriously” and they were “disappointed” by the find.
“We will look into this incident with our delivery partners, as part of our commitment to ongoing service improvements,” they said.
“Our employees follow strict cleaning, sanitisation, quality control and hygiene procedures to ensure our food and restaurants remain safe for our staff and customers.”