Metal found in hamburgers during school-ordered lunch in Burlington
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Two parents are speaking out after students at their children's school in Burlington, Ont., say they found metal in hamburgers the school ordered from a local chain restaurant.
Last Friday, Kilbride Public School ordered from one of its regular vendors — a Hero Certified Burgers location in Oakville. But shortly after the hamburgers were distributed, two students came forward and said they found a foreign object in their meal.
CBC Toronto is not identifying the parents who spoke out to protect their children’s privacy.
“It was really scary because my children are young. They absolutely could have swallowed a piece and not realized it,” one parent said. “That thought was absolutely terrifying.”
Immediately, the school took to its PA system, recalling all burgers, instructing staff to inspect every student’s meal and record how much they had ingested, the parent said.
Another parent who spoke to CBC Toronto said while some children only took a couple of bites out of their burgers, others ate the entire thing before the school could recall them.
“All the parents were messaging each other,” she said. “Some were already in contact with their doctor to see if their kids should get an X-ray.”
Kilbride’s staff contacted the vendor, sent an email to parents and notified Halton Public Health.
In a statement sent to parents Friday and obtained by CBC Toronto, the school said the shards of metal were consistent with grill brush bristles. According to the statement, students were provided with replacement pizza, which the burger restaurant paid for.
In its statement, the school noted a Hero Certified Burgers supervisor visited the Oakville location at 380 Dundas Street E., and decided to discontinue the use of the metal grill brushes.
Hero Certified Burgers told CBC Toronto it's investigating and its head office team has completed two on-site visits to the franchise location for inspections.
“We recognize the seriousness of this matter, and it is being treated with the highest priority,” the company said in a statement.
The burger chain also said it had a public health inspection scheduled for this past Tuesday.
“We can confirm that all appropriate protocols and verification steps are being followed to determine the facts and to uphold our commitment to guest safety,” it said in the statement.
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