Dropped McNugget Causes Burn... US Court Orders "1 Billion Won Compensation"

Parents: "We Did Not Warn That McNuggets Were Hot"
McDonald's: "Heated According to Food Safety Regulations"

A girl who suffered second-degree burns after dropping McDonald's McNuggets (chicken nuggets) on her leg is set to receive compensation worth around 1 billion won.

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According to the New York Post and others on the 20th (local time), a jury in Florida, USA, ruled that McDonald's must pay $800,000 (approximately 1,026,400,000 KRW) in damages to 9-year-old Olivia Holmes, who suffered second-degree burns from McDonald's McNuggets four years ago.

Previously, in 2019, Olivia's family purchased six pieces of McNuggets at a McDonald's drive-thru in Florida. The Holmes couple handed the McNuggets box to Olivia, who was sitting in the back seat.

During this process, Olivia dropped the McNuggets on her lap, and one piece got stuck between Olivia's thigh and the car seat for two minutes. As a result, Olivia suffered second-degree burns on her thigh.

In response, the Holmes couple filed a lawsuit claiming, "McDonald's did not warn that the food could be hot."

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On the other hand, McDonald's argued that according to food safety regulations, the McNuggets would not have been heated above 160 degrees Celsius, the temperature required to prevent salmonella poisoning, and that the burn occurred because the nugget pressed against the skin for more than two minutes.

However, the jury found McDonald's and its operator, Upchurch Foods, responsible for Olivia's burns and concluded that they must pay $800,000 in damages for physical and mental suffering.

The Holmes couple expressed satisfaction with the jury's decision, saying, "We are glad the jury listened to Olivia's voice and made a fair judgment."

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