Mother left fuming after claiming her McDonald’s Happy Meal ‘came with ash and a cigarette butt inside’

• Gemma Kirk-Bonner, 35, said she found a cigarette in her son’s Happy Meal
• She was feeding her one-year-old Caleb when she noticed the cigarette butt

A mother claims she was left ‘fuming’ after buying her baby son a McDonald’s Happy Meal only to find ash and a cigarette butt inside. 

Gemma Kirk-Bonner said she was ‘disgusted’ by the grim discovery and alleges she is still waiting for an apology from the fast food giant.

The teaching assistant claims she bought the Happy Meal last Wednesday when she went at a McDonald’s in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

The 35-year-old said she bought two fish finger Happy Meals, costing £3.59 each, for her children – Caleb, one, and Jackson, three – and then took them home to eat.

But Ms Kirk-Bonner claims she noticed a smoked cigarette and ash among the fries as she was feeding her youngest son.

Gemma Kirk-Bonner said she was ‘disgusted’ by the grim discovery in the Happy Meal

The 35-year-old bought two fish finger Happy Meals, costing £3.59 each, for her children

The teaching assistant claims she bought the Happy Meal last Wednesday for her son

She said: ‘I gave my three-year-old his without looking.

‘Then I put my one-year-old in his high chair, and I was feeding him by hand. I was picking the fish fingers up for him.

‘That’s when I noticed the ash and the cigarette in the box. It was disgusting. I was absolutely fuming.

‘If I’d given the box to my three-year-old, he would have tried to eat it. He wouldn’t have known it was different.

‘I put on Facebook, ‘Forget the toy – now comes with cigarette end [and] ash for extra taste’ because I was fuming.’

The mother-and-two said she later complained to the branch of McDonald’s on Dalton Road, but said the manager had ‘rudely’ put the phone down on her.

She now plans to boycott her usual Friday evening trips to McDonald’s until the matter is properly addressed.

She added: ‘It has put me off. It’s made me think twice about going to McDonald’s.

‘I normally take my sons on the Friday, but I won’t be doing it this time, that’s for sure. 

‘I’m in the process of complaining to McDonald’s head office.’

A McDonald’s spokesperson said: ‘Food safety is of the utmost importance to us, and we place great emphasis on quality control and providing the highest standard to our customers of our Barrow-in-Furness restaurant. 

‘We would encourage the customer to contact customer services so that we can properly investigate and help them find a resolution.’

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