Those who live with life-threatening food allergies know they are no joke. A large amount of trust is placed in restaurants and those preparing the food. When something goes wrong, a trip to the hospital is involved. This was allegedly the case for one teen in New York who was told there was no dairy in Chick-fil-A’s grilled chicken nuggets.
Francine Powers filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Erie county on August 16, 2023, on behalf of her teenage son, J.P. She claims he was sent into anaphylaxis after eating the nuggets. Both she and her son were assured they were safe for him to eat.
Francine did her homework before ordering the nuggets for her son on August 13, 2022. She checked the chain’s website and double checked by asking an employee. “J.P’s mother, Ms. Powers, trusted Defendants products were safe for her son,” the lawsuit states.
This quickly proved to be untrue. Not long after eating, J.P. began to feel unwell. Francine even called the restaurant to check on the possibility of dairy being in the nuggets but was told there was none.
“J.P. then began foaming at the mouth, excreting excessive saliva and mucus from his mouth and nose, and felt his throat start to close,” the lawsuit states. He was rushed to a pediatric emergency facility where Francine was told he was having a serious allergic reaction.
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Just 10 days after J.P.’s trip to the emergency room, Chick-fil-A allegedly changed its story. The fast food chain released a statement in August of 2022 that due to a supplier mishap there was dairy in the grilled nuggets after all. It promised to work with the supplier to have it removed. Currently its website states: “We are happy to inform you that the dairy ingredient has been fully removed from both the Grilled Filets and the Grilled Nuggets.” Chick-fil-A declined to comment to Today.com on this ongoing legal matter.
