But, hey, who needs regulation, right?
These rusty rings in a McDonald's Happy Meal cheeseburger almost choked 2-year-old Isabella Dally, her mother Miceala alleges.
5:00 AM Monday Jun 9, 2014
An investigation is under way after a 2-year-old girl nearly choked on two rusty metal rings while eating a McDonald's cheeseburger.
Miceala Dally and her young family were in Auckland visiting relatives and were doing some shopping at the Sylvia Park mall on April 24.
She took her daughter Isabella to McDonald's for a treat, getting the tot a Happy Meal, but it turned out to be anything but that.
"She was just eating her cheeseburger when all of a sudden we noticed her coughing quite a lot.
"I didn't actually know what was happening because she was coughing so much. It was like she was choking - she wasn't quite, but it was nearly at that stage. It was more than a little bit frightening."
Eventually, Isabella coughed up what looked like a hamburger pickle, but closer examination revealed it was two rusty metal rings stuck together.
"She pulled these things out of her mouth. She was like, 'Aw yuck'."...
