Michael L. Brown was onboard a British Airways flight perusing through the in-flight menu when he noticed a truly bizarre warning written on it in fine print. He was so puzzled by the warning that he posted a photo of it to social media, where it quickly went viral.
You’ve got to be kidding me. From the British Airways in-flight menu from London to Chicago. pic.twitter.com/lfecoXAllk
— Dr. Michael L. Brown (@DrMichaelLBrown) December 9, 2018
It’s common for menus to include warnings for various allergens or raw food. However, I must say that I’ve never seen a menu warn of possible BULLET FRAGMENTS in food!
Under a dish called “Home Counties venison stew,” the menu warned, “Due to the nature of the product, there is a very small risk of bullet fragments that could be found in this meal.”
“I travelled first class from Mumbai to Heathrow, and this item definitely wasn’t on the menu,” Brown explained. “On my second flight from Heathrow to Chicago I noticed this item on the menu.”
When he pointed out the warning to flight attendants, they were both confused and amused by it.
“The two flight attendants I spoke with had never seen or noticed this before but got a good laugh out of it,” he said. “One joked with me that this warning could be so all Americans on board couldn’t sue them. I told them he could well be right.”
British Airways, however, defended the warning.
“These warnings are there as a precaution, and are common practice,” said a spokesperson for British Airways. “We source the best British ingredients for our inflight menu and this is no exception.”
Social media users also pointed out that this warning is a common one.
If we buy wild rabbit from Argentina here in Germany you´ll find everytime the information, that there is a small risk of bullet fragments.
— Darius Tremel (@Musicmaker2011) December 13, 2018
Venison is deer. Maybe they source their deer from local butcher shops/hunters? We live in MS. My husband is a military man of 15 years from Ok. That’s not weird to me ??♀️
— Sis Latta (@cryslatta) December 9, 2018
Pretty normal if you’ve ever hunted birds, although it’s not bullets, it’s shotgun beads ?
— Randy Turnbow (@BigRedCurlyGuy) December 9, 2018
Have you seen a warning like this one before? Let us know in the comments section!
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