re: McDonald’s customer sues restaurant after claiming cheese on Big Mac almost killed him....

Oil not milk in that cheese.

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if one has such severe allergies and can’t have cross-contamination to the point they will be hospitalized and possibly die, they should just cook at home.

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This is how I feel about it as a cook. We take food allergies very seriously and follow all procedures and guidelines, but if I had a severe gluten allergy, for instance (by FAR the most common allergy people claim), I wouldn't even chance eating in an American/European style restaurant. Gluten is everywhere. On everything. Hell, there's probably fine particles of it floating in the air.

I'll clean my area, wash my hands thoroughly, use fresh utensils, go out of my way not to touch anything else so other orders back up while I deal with it, the whole deal, but I wouldn't bet my health on there being zero contamination when I do it, much less some 22 yo stoned line cook at an Applebee's, and damn sure not from McDonald's or BK.

(as an aside- this is a giant PITA so if you just prefer to eat gluten-free please tell your server it's a preference and not an allergy, your food will still be 99.9% gluten free without bringing a busy line to a crawl the middle of rush)

If you’re that allergic, accidentally eating a burger with a piece of American cheese on it is like walking into traffic without looking.

Should the driver maybe have been paying more attention? Sure. But the hit person made the decision to walk in the street without checking if a car was coming.

Let’s see. I’m highly allergic to American cheese but I’m going to order a Big Mac from McDonalds(who everyone knows is bad with special orders) with no cheese and not even check it when arrives?

This about sums up what America is today. No personal responsibility.

You're eating at McDonald's. You should expect whatever you order to almost kill you.

It’s not even real cheese

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Olsen, 28, ordered the Big Mac over food delivery app DoorDash

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He probably could’ve prevented it if his lazy arse just went to McDonald’s himself.

If the dude is so allergic to dairy, you would think he would check to make sure there were none there. I’m call BS on this money grab.

Well, check your damn food sir

Can’t you just check it for cheese first?

I would venture to say that cheese has no dairy in it.