Worms Found In Kentucky McDonald’s Branch, Will This Be The End Of Your Favorite Go To Place?

McDonald's is the ultimate fast food franchise. The source of gluttonous comfort food in the form of burgers and fries, you really can't expect healthy things in your happy meals. But you won't expect to find worms in them, either.

The Toronto Sun reported that two women took to social media photos of worms that they found in their food after eating McDonald's sandwiches. Lacey Jo Lovett of Kentucky said she finished eating a McChicken in Draffenville, Kentucky, when she found a worm from a piece of lettuce on her sandwich wrapper.

Just a few days before, Madison Stephens had a similar experience at a McDonald's 25 miles away in Mayfield, Kentucky. She took her one-year-old son to the restaurant to eat fish sandwich and a cheeseburger. She was halfway through her fish sandwich when the worm fell out and started crawling on her son's food.

She told WSPD, "If I hadn't seen that worm, my son would have eaten that because it was already on top of his sandwich. That's how close he came to eating it."

Restaurant employees initially said that they couldn't do anything about it without her receipt, but then later sent her a $10 gift card in the mail, after she complained to McDonald's officials. This, however, is not the issue. According to Stephens, it seemed like a "slap in the face" for the restaurant to send her the gift card - she wanted an inspection from the health department.

In a statement following the incident, a McDonald's spokesman said, "Food quality and safety are a top priority for us. We will continue to take all appropriate measures to gather all facts and resolve the matter."

Michael Love, owner-operator of both restaurants told the Associated Press that he has been unable to substantiate the claims of both women regarding the worms found in their food. According to him, inspections of the restaurants by health officials showed no problems as raised by the customers.