Is This a Tooth or a Cow Bone... "Foreign Object Found in Popular Bapburger Product"

Foreign substances presumed to be teeth were found in a product sold at a famous rice burger specialty store in Seo-gu, Incheon. Photo by Nate Pann board capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A claim has emerged that a foreign object presumed to be a tooth was found in a product sold at a famous Bapburger specialty store in Seo-gu, Incheon.

On the 16th, an online community 'Nate Pann' posted a message titled 'Foreign object found in famous Bapburger beef bulgogi (What do you think this is? Warning: Disgusting content)'.

According to the author, Mr. A, on the 1st, he visited a Bapburger specialty store in Seo-gu, Incheon, and took out spicy peppers, beef bulgogi, and kimchi tteokgalbi.

While eating at home, Mr. A said he bit into something strange and spat it out, feeling puzzled, and "momentarily thought I had lost a tooth, so I ran my tongue over all my teeth."

He said, "I thought it might be an animal bone, so I took a photo and called the store to inform them that a foreign object was found in the takeout food, and even sent the photo to the owner," attaching the photo of the foreign object found in the food.

When Mr. A asked the owner, "Is this a bone?" the owner replied, "It's a tooth. It clearly looks like a tooth."

The owner said, "It is very unlikely that a tooth would come out, but I will refund you," and repeatedly said, "It's strange. A tooth shouldn't come out. While making the food, we rub the meat and knead the rice, so we've never felt anything hard. I don't know why it came out."

Mr. A said, "I didn't even get a single apology asking if I was okay," and added, "I immediately went to the bathroom and vomited all the food I had eaten. Every time my tongue touched the tooth, I felt chills, and the more I listened to the recorded call, the more absurd it felt."

The next day at 9 a.m., Mr. A called the Bapburger headquarters and sent a photo of the problematic foreign object.

The headquarters responded, "We need to verify the foreign object thoroughly. It may look like a tooth, but it might not be."

Mr. A played the recorded conversation with the owner to the headquarters staff, who apologized and said that service improvement seemed necessary.

The store owner told Mr. A that the headquarters said the foreign object seemed to be a cow bone.

Mr. A said, "At first, when talking to me, the owner said several times it was a tooth, but after talking with the headquarters, he says it's a bone. Who should I believe?" and added, "Curious about its identity, I have filed reports with the local district office, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the Consumer Agency."

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