{"id":2360,"date":"2010-06-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/no-way-burger-king-chicken-tenders.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:41:03","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:41:03","slug":"no-way-burger-king-chicken-tenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2360","title":{"rendered":"No WAY! Burger King &#8220;chicken&#8221; tenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_HAl9r2q_-j0\/TBDGM4Ny0XI\/AAAAAAAACkc\/6rThUKk36m4\/s1600\/BurgerKingChickenTenders.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=649045147  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 157px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_HAl9r2q_-j0\/TBDGM4Ny0XI\/AAAAAAAACkc\/6rThUKk36m4\/s320\/BurgerKingChickenTenders.jpg?w=735\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481098671060865394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\">How bad must they be? <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\">Really, how bad MUST they be before Burger King removes their own chicken tenders because, &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"  color: rgb(117, 81, 66); line-height: 18px; \"><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\">the quality of the product was too poor to serve to its customers&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"  color: rgb(117, 81, 66); line-height: 18px; \"><\/p>\n<div  style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-align: left; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background- color:transparent;\"><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\"><br \/>But was it flavor, or safety? BK also teased with the curious statement: <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-align: left; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background- color:transparent;\"><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(117, 81, 66); \"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>&#8220;<b>Food safety<\/b> at Burger King restaurants is non-negotiable,&#8221; the company said in a statement. &#8220;(Burger King) was notified by one of its suppliers that the chicken tenders product produced between May 10-20, 2010 may not meet the company&#8217;s stringent food safety specifications.&#8221;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(117, 81, 66); line-height: 18px; \"><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-align: left; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background-color: transparent; \"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; \"><span  style=\"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18px; \"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-align: left; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background-color: transparent; \"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Pull them because they&#8217;re gross or pull them because they&#8217;re dangerous. Either way, I&#8217;m going to take BK&#8217;s advice and avoid their chicken parts pressmeat nastiness. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-align: left; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background-color: transparent; \"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walletpop.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/09\/burger-king-chicken-tenders-removed-from-menu\/\"><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\">Burger King chicken tenders removed from menu<\/span><\/span><\/a><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=willclower\"><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\"><img data-opt-id=1342684942  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/v2\/lg-share-en.gif?resize=125%2C16\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" style=\"border:0\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Button END --><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\">For more information: <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.willclower.com\/\"><span  style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span  style=\"font-family:arial;\"> Click here to visit Will Clower&#8217;s website. <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How bad must they be? 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