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No one deserves that…

The daily lunch break is a sacred time, a period where one should be able to relax and tune out from the insanity of the world. This is even more true for hospital workers, who are properly busting their asses for us each and every day. Yet, it seems the food gods had it in for a specific Queensland health worker over the past week, old mate being served a dead rat while indulging in a burger on his break.

The cooked rat (figuratively and literally) was found between the two buns of his meal from a cafe run by the Toowomomba Hospital foundation, who have since apologised for the blunder.

Releasing a statement on the whole incident, Darling Downs Health Service said “We have taken this incident very seriously, with our highest priority being the health and safety of our community, patients, and staff. We have been assured that the Wellbean Co cafe operators, the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation, comply with all food and hygiene standards.

“The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation has been in contact with the supplier and has reviewed their process for washing and inspecting all products brought in to the cafe. The foundation has had the Toowoomba Regional Council Food Safety Division and our Public Health Unit inspect the cafe, which has been cleared to continue operating.”

“The cafe has apologised to the customer and I would like to thank the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation for their immediate and proactive response to this incident.”

Bloody hell, that’s just awful for the cafe and the health worker. Let’s hope this NEVER happens again. Check out a pic of the rat-burger below.