Taco Bell Denies Putting Rat Poison In 🌮!

Taco Bell denies putting rat poison in customer's meal. They have contactless pest control 

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Taco Bell and state authorities are trying to figure out how rat poison got into the food of a customer. The customer is in the hospital and journalists have investigated the case and revealed some details about the person.

Yeah, we all had messed up orders at fast food restaurants. We had bad customer service from cashiers, servers, managers and customer service. We all been frustrated with the service industry.

But for intentional and unintentional food contamination, it is very rare.

1. Restaurants are forbidden from having chemicals near food.

2. Insect spray, rat poisons, unauthorized cleaning chemicals and glue traps are not used in restaurants, gas stations, bars and retailers.

3. All businesses use contactless pest control devices which involves no poison.

Why did the customer consume the food hours later? 

I do not guacamole in my food cause I have a food allergy.

I check especially if the speciality meals require guacamole.

Usually upon heading home, most people snack on a taco or consume at quick arrival.

Around 1 pm Jan. 15, the Sheriff's Office responded to the Taco Bell on Smoky Hill Road near Buckley Road in Centennial for a report of a disturbance.

Deputies found that there was a heated exchange between a customer and employees due to the soda machine not working. The customer was eventually given an extra burrito and went home, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Several hours later, around 7:50 p.m., a hospital contacted the Sheriff's Office and reported that they were caring for a patient who had eaten at Taco Bell and ingested rat poison. The hospital confirmed there was indeed rat poison in the burrito, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Investigators determined that the sick individual was the same person involved in the earlier disturbance. Deputies responded to his home, the hospital and the Taco Bell to begin an investigation.

They learned from the victim that he had gone home, done chores and watched some TV before eating the food items he had purchased earlier at Taco Bell.

The man said he immediately became violently ill and called 911. The Sheriff's Office said he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. It was confirmed that there was rat poison in the food, the Sheriff's Office said.

Surveillance video from both the interior and exterior areas of the Taco Bell restaurant was collected as evidence.

Taco Bell released a statement, "The safety of customers and team members is a priority. The franchisee who owns and operates this location has informed us that they are working with local authorities in their investigation."

Investigators in Colorado found no evidence that a Taco Bell employee placed rat poison in a man's food, police said Friday. Police made the announcement after reviewing video footage from the Denver-area location where the man bought the food Sunday and later fell ill, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

Most folks check their food.

"Although there is no evidence that the employees at Taco Bell put the rat poison in the food, investigators can not account for how it got in the food," the sheriff's office said.

The unidentified man was taken to a hospital Sunday after he took a bite of a soft taco he brought home from the eatery and "felt a burning in his mouth and began to vomit," according to the statement. Sheriff's deputies at the hospital saw a "greenish-gray substance" in the taco, and lab tests confirmed the presence of rat poison in the food, the sheriff's office said.

The sheriff's office said investigators have been trying to reach the man on the phone for additional information without any success. On Thursday, no one answered the door at his home, the sheriff's office said.

"If the customer has any information that can help with the investigation into how the poison could have gotten into the food, we request he contacts the Sheriff's Office," the sheriff's office said.

Restaurant manager Lary Swift told CBS Colorado earlier this week the man is a regular patron who's caused problems before. On one occasion, she said, he threw a taco at an employee.

Court records also show that the man in this case has a long history of filing lawsuits in the state. FOX31 is still going through the more than 60 civil court cases he’s involved in but have gleaned some details from the records.

In one case, he filed a lawsuit against a local venue for what he described as a clash with several of their employees after last call. That case was dismissed.

In a separate case, he sued his employer for allegedly committing libel against him. That case was also dismissed.

FOX31 has also learned there have been at least three protection orders filed against him. In at least one of those cases, the restraining order was granted.