My poor son is now very unwell from eating at Burgerking last night and I was wondering if anyone else here has had such an unfortunate experience with Burgerking too?? I dont suppose its worth complaining to the manager of the place is it?? Also should we inform any health authorities.
I look forwards to your replies guys.
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How can you tell it is from Burger King? There are many kinds of infections and food poisonings (if that is what it is) with an incubation period varying from less than 1 hour to longer than 24 upto 48 hours (see Google). Could have been something he has eaten long before his Burger King visit.
We are all living in 'the good old days' of the future.
Have to be careful in Asia, that's for sure - personally wouldn't be at all surprised if the illness was picked up through ice/drinking from a can/bottle cooled in ice.... that kind of cr@p - certainly the easiest. I've eaten in BK many times on visits to Hua Hin..... very sad I know, but living in southwest China, I need my fix of sh*te now and again (sad to say I enjoy it)..... Zero problems.
As Roel quite rightly points out, the incubation period of the virus could be anything up to 48 hours and possibly longer.
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About three years ago a friend of mine got a partly "green" bun over there. They said they'd give him a new burger but for some reason he refused to take it.
Bamboo Grove wrote:About three years ago a friend of mine got a partly "green" bun over there. They said they'd give him a new burger but for some reason he refused to take it.
I was going to add that the fast food franchise places are normally fairly safe places to eat as they have to follow laid down procedures from the franchisor.
They usually have a quick turnover and use ice-making machines or buy in bulk their supplies and kitchens are not hidden away.
That 'green' mouldy bun incident described above though just goes to show you never can be completely sure of what might be served up.
bladerunner2120 wrote:If you have to eat that MUCK Burger King has got to be better than there golden arch rivals.
Once a month I give in to the "weakness" and visit The King for a "Whopper Fix." It's much better than the "rival" at the Golden Arch. Of course I feel sick eating there every time, but I never got sick there!
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As mentioned, food poisoning can be a tricky business. If the OP's boy got home from BKing and immediately started to vomit and other things the odds are pretty good it was something from there. If it was hours later it's hard to tell unless it is group related like we see in the news when an entire school class or tour group comes down with something.
Plenty of times I've had some problems only to discuss with the wife that we ate together at the same places 3 times that previous day, and basically the same dishes. So then why only me has a problem the next morning? You can rack your brain and never come up with the correct answer if it was a bad tidbit from one of the same shared dishes, or something totally different from further back than our meals together. Not an easy science. Pete
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moonmonkey wrote:My poor son is now very unwell from eating at Burgerking last night and I was wondering if anyone else here has had such an unfortunate experience with Burgerking too?? I dont suppose its worth complaining to the manager of the place is it?? Also should we inform any health authorities.
I look forwards to your replies guys.
Can you prove that the alleged food poisoning was caused by Burger King??
Sounds very fishy to me.
You wouldn't be affiliated with the competition in any way, would you?
Libel and slander are criminal offenses, even in Thailand
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As Chopsticks says the fast food places SHOULD be safe - providing they follow the rules, which include not leaving prepared and boxed meals out for more than about 10 minutes (I think I've seen that time limit in print) before sale. If they are sitting on the serving hatch longer than that they should be binned.
In the town that shouldn't usually be a problem given the turnover. In the sticks I've had a definitely 'off' chicken burger from KFC - took one nibble and binned the thing. Someone I was travelling with ate hers and threw up. The point is you should generally be able to tell when the food isn't right. But there is also much that can go wrong and undetected - the cheese - salad - pickle -
I attribute the worst case of food poisoning I've ever had in my life to a Burger King Whopper in the U.S. years ago. I've had many mild cases living in the middle east and Thailand since then but I think that one would have killed me if I wasn't young (late 20's) and healthy. I had a fever of 104, horrendous stomach pain, and stuff coming out of both ends simultaneously . It started within an hour of eating the burger.
Before that I loved Whoppers but I've never been able to eat one since...
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
A hot dog, from a Jet service station on the way down to HH, damn nearly did for me in 2001.
The incubation for that particular little packet of death was exactly 55 minutes and took place on the front passenger seat of father in laws brand new BMW 7 series.
No points for guessing which end was affected.
I've lost my mind and I am making no effort to find it.
and I was wondering if anyone else here has had such an unfortunate experience with Burgerking too?? I dont suppose its worth complaining to the manager of the place is it?? Also should we inform any health authorities. 
. It started within an hour of eating the burger.
