DRD2001
01-23-2005, 06:31 AM
Hey, I warned you. The good news is that this didn't happen in the US, but in Italy, and my chances of being in Italy any time soon are nil. I took the liberty of highlighting certain comments, which I found just gross.
Oh, You Ordered the No-Tooth Crust?
Fri Jan 21, 8:53 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian restaurant that sold a pizza with a human tooth baked into the crust has been fined nearly $4,000 for a lack of hygiene.
"It's insanity," cried defense lawyer Massimiliano Manzo, who represented the Florence pizzeria. "How is the owner of the pizzeria going to force employees to go to the dentist every day or strap a lid over their mouths?" he told Reuters by telephone.
The unidentified client discovered the tooth while chewing a mouthful of pizza in December 2000. He paid the bill, but refused a complimentary supper to patch things over and instead took legal action.
The owner of the tooth was never identified and Manzo refused to discuss how it got into the pizza in the first place. The lawyer said he would appeal.
Ugh! He paid the bill? I sure as heck wouldn't. And if they tried to make me, I'd make sure a cop was called to witness that I paid under duress and with greviences.
And then the attitude of the defense lawyer. Don't you think a person would notice a tooth falling out? What the blue blazes was the employee doing while working on the bread dough that they don't notice a tooth falling out? And the sarcasm of the lawyer, about putting lids on employees mouths... Hey dude, that is what lips are for! I really expected in this article for the lawyer to say something to the effect of "accidents happen and this does not represent the normal cleanliness of the restraunt." But no, he says,"the owner can't force employees to go to the dentist every day."
I am so grossed out now.
Oh, You Ordered the No-Tooth Crust?
Fri Jan 21, 8:53 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian restaurant that sold a pizza with a human tooth baked into the crust has been fined nearly $4,000 for a lack of hygiene.
"It's insanity," cried defense lawyer Massimiliano Manzo, who represented the Florence pizzeria. "How is the owner of the pizzeria going to force employees to go to the dentist every day or strap a lid over their mouths?" he told Reuters by telephone.
The unidentified client discovered the tooth while chewing a mouthful of pizza in December 2000. He paid the bill, but refused a complimentary supper to patch things over and instead took legal action.
The owner of the tooth was never identified and Manzo refused to discuss how it got into the pizza in the first place. The lawyer said he would appeal.
Ugh! He paid the bill? I sure as heck wouldn't. And if they tried to make me, I'd make sure a cop was called to witness that I paid under duress and with greviences.
And then the attitude of the defense lawyer. Don't you think a person would notice a tooth falling out? What the blue blazes was the employee doing while working on the bread dough that they don't notice a tooth falling out? And the sarcasm of the lawyer, about putting lids on employees mouths... Hey dude, that is what lips are for! I really expected in this article for the lawyer to say something to the effect of "accidents happen and this does not represent the normal cleanliness of the restraunt." But no, he says,"the owner can't force employees to go to the dentist every day."
I am so grossed out now.