KFC fried ‘rat’ was actually chicken

Devorise Dixon, a 25-year-old Californian man, took to Facebook on Tuesday, June 11, after allegedly biting into a breaded, fried rat, Alberton Record reported.

KFC denied the allegations after examining a photo taken from Dixon’s Instagram from a different angle, which seemed to demonstrate that the “rat” was simply an oddly shaped piece of chicken.

KFC claimed Dixon initially refused to produce the sample for evaluation, but his lawyer provided the sample for independent testing on Friday, June 19.

KFC then released the following statement: “Based on visual analysis of the sample (and accompanying photography) and on the results of the ELISA-TEK® Cooked Poultry Species Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kit (ELISA Technologies, Gainesville, FL), Food Safety Net Services, Ltd. declares the battered and breaded cooked meat sample to be poultry.”

KFC has not commented on whether or not they would take further legal action against Dixon. However, managing director of KFC in South Africa, Doug Smart, said KFC US was “considering all options”.

“The customer has made a serious claim against KFC in the US… KFC US is left to believe that he intended to deceive the public with this hoax,” Smart said.

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– Caxton News Service