What should I do? / Fruit hair?!
Question: What should I do!? / Fruit hair!?
What should I do!? I recently purchased a "Dole mixed fruit" fruit cup from a grocery store!. I was about to open the container and eat the fruit when I noticed there was a (at least 2inch) long dark brown strand of hair in the fruit!. I contacted Dole and informed them of the situation and the Representative I talked to asked me if the container was opened!. I advised her that the fruit cup had never been opened and was still in its original seal!. At that point the Dole employee told me," even if I did eat the cup of fruit w/ hair it would be okay because they (Dole) place each product through Thermo heat which is suppose to kill the germs!." She then said, " it would be upsetting and disgusting but you would be okay if you ate the hair!. You're better off this happened with us!. This doesn't happen a lot so the FDA is okay with it!." I was very confused about herstatementt and attitude toward the incident!. She talked to me as if I was wasting her time by contacting them "Dole" the maker of this product!. So again what should I do!? I still have the cup of fruit on my kitchen counter and yes it is still unopened!. Should I just throw it away or attempt to make a complaint with a differentindividuall in the company!? Oh yeah, almost forgot, "the FDA is okay with it" that statement she made doesn't sit well with me!. I hope and pray the FDA doesn't just look over incidents like this!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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yea, thats seriously disgusting, however, every once in a while, something like this will happen! You get blood in your eggs when you crack them, you get hair in your food at restaurants!. Its nasty but that happens when people handle your food!. what do you want them to do!? Do you want your money back!? call and tell them you want your money back! Do you want an apology!? Call and ask for one! Do you want the FDA to close down Dole!? Probably not going to happen!. As food handlers, they are required to wear gloves and hair nets but if you are a human being and you have hair on your head, chances are you will get a hair on your shoulder or sleeve even with your hair in a net or plastic cap!.!.!.!.and eventually that hair will go somewhere!. Unless you want them to prep for surgery every day before work, I dont know what to tell you! Throw the fruit cup away and if you are really disgusted, boycott dole!Www@Answer-Health@Com
call Dole back and see if you can talk to the president or the FDA chairmanWww@Answer-Health@Com
well maybe it could have been one of your hairs or someone you were withWww@Answer-Health@Com