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HOUSTON — A Houston man is suing Whataburger for nearly $1 million after he says his burger had onions on it.

Turns out he had asked for a no-onions order.

On July 24, 2024, Demery Ardell Wilson had an allergic reaction after eating a burger that had onions on it at Whataburger, court documents say. He alleges that he requested the fast-food chain to take them off before serving him the burger.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm pretty certain that if you actually said to them that you wanted the onions removed because you were allergic to onions they would probably tell you they can't guarantee there won't be cross-contamination.

Hell they probably don't use different tongues for onions as they do lettuce so it's practically a guarantee they will be cross-contamination.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Having worked in food, there are specific allergy protocols that are observed when a food allergy is declared, at least if the restaurant doesn't suck ass.

However you are correct, there is a warning usually in the menu somewhere that says they can't promise food won't be cross contaminated