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Woman sues Torchy's Tacos for $250,000, alleging cow tooth was in her taco
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Fox News, the Daily Mail and Breitbart report that Nohemi Castillo has sued Torchy's Tacos, the Austin-based chain, seeking $250,000 over a cow tooth she says she found in a barbacoa taco bought on June 9 at its South Congress Avenue location. According to the lawsuit, which the outlets say was filed Oct. 13 in Travis County District Court, Castillo says she nearly swallowed the tooth, was sickened and was given prescriptions after a doctor's visit. The suit says the store manager was told of the problem but it is unclear what he did to fix it, and alleges negligence in selling unsafe food. Fox News reports that Torchy's told KVUE its review identified the object as a cow tooth, which it said can occasionally happen when meat is processed.
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Nohemi Castillo says she found a cow tooth in a barbacoa taco she bought on June 9 at Torchy's Tacos in Austin and nearly swallowed it.
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Castillo has sued Torchy's Tacos for $250,000, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 13 in Travis County District Court.
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Torchy's Tacos told KVUE that its review identified the object as a cow tooth.
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Castillo says the tooth made her sick and that a doctor gave her prescriptions.
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The lawsuit says the store manager was told of the problem but it is unclear what he did to remedy it.
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Fox News, the Daily Mail and Breitbart report that Nohemi Castillo sues Torchy's Tacos for $250,000 over a cow tooth she says she found in a taco in June. Fox News adds that the chain confirmed the object was a cow tooth, while Breitbart's headline stresses the Democrat taco name.
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Headlines center the lawsuit and the cow tooth. Fox News stresses the chain's confirmation and Breitbart the “Democrat” taco name, while the Daily Mail's headline calls the tooth huge.
PHOTO: Woman Sues Restaurant Chain After Allegedly Finding Cow Tooth in 'Democrat' Taco
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bizarre ingredienthorror findhuge cow tooth
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bizarre ingredientMore neutral: unusual ingredient
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…prompting a lawsuit against popular restaurant chain Torchy's Tacos over a bizarre ingredient the company has since confirmed was the real deal.
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horror findMore neutral: find
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Nohemi Castillo made the horror find while eating a 'Democrat' taco from Torchy’s in the SoCo neighborhood of Austin,…
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huge cow toothMore neutral: cow tooth
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Woman found huge cow tooth while eating taco at popular Texas restaurant chain, lawsuit alleges
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PHOTO: Woman Sues Restaurant Chain After Allegedly Finding Cow Tooth in 'Democrat' Taco
A Texas woman is suing the taco chain Torchy's Tacos after allegedly finding a cow's tooth in her meal.
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Woman found Sensational language“huge cow tooth”The word huge adds emphasis about the size of the object that the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: cow toothDisagree with this highlight? while eating taco at popular Texas restaurant chain, lawsuit alleges
A popular taco chain is facing a $250,000 lawsuit after a woman claims she found a cow tooth in her takeout and almost swallowed it.
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Woman sues popular Texas taco chain for $250K after allegedly finding cow tooth in meal, restaurant confirms
Nohemi Castillo claims she nearly swallowed a cow tooth in her Torchy's Tacos barbacoa, and the Austin chain confirmed the unusual object was real.
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