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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 38 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The eatery in Forest City was shut down Thursday after the customers, who had ordered the drinks shortly after the restaurant opened for lunch, “immediately experienced discomfort and chemical burns in and around their mouths,” the Foothills Health District said in a statement.

“Two restaurant employees subsequently tasted the substance and reported similar symptoms,” the statement said.

It was reopened the next day after local health inspectors discovered that a worker “preparing the bar for lunch service discovered the unlabeled container and, believing its contents to be sugar, used the chemical to prepare the margarita station.”

Chili’s, according to its menu, offers several margaritas that are made with a “citrus-sugar rimmer” in addition to the traditional salt.

Health District spokesperson Megan Rollins said in an email the investigation was closed and no fines were issued. She said the injured people received medical treatment, but she had no information about their conditions.

[–] JonEFive@piefed.social 33 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And that's why everything is supposed to be labeled.

How on earth were no fines issued? At the very least, the restaurant deserves a slap on the wrist. People were injured by a careless mistake.

[–] Fredselfish@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Those customers should fucking sue them into bankruptcy, and health department for not fining them. This is easy win. Not like thar medical care was fucking free in America.

[–] adj@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago

Burning feeling after a lunchtime rimmer ar Chili's. Tale as old as time.

[–] Mac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

OSHA exists for a reason. SDSs are important.

[–] leadstark@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

OSHA was hit by DOGE I thought.

Not to mention the weird thing where it's not a government agency? I never fully understood that.

https://www.nelp.org/defending-worker-safety-responding-to-osha-and-mshas-dangerous-rollbacks/

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

At one point, DOGE shot down NioSH because of air contamination issues at Tesla.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think we've come full circle and they're calls MSDSs again.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

That was the dumbest thing to happen to workplace safety. People making rules just to justify their jobs.