Moments after a Burger King employee posts a photo on 4Chan showing his feet firmly planted in the restaurant’s lettuce containers, users of the online image board had figured out exactly which Cleveland store he was at. To top it off, he titled the submission “this is the lettuce you eat at Burger King.”
“The image didn’t sit well with the anonymous – and often roguish – denizens of 4Chan, who on Monday began forwarding it to news outlets in and around Mayfield
Heights. Based on GPS data in the image, online sleuths had determined the suburb to be the setting of the disturbing tableau,” according to the Cleveland Scene.
After investigating the incident, the three employees involved have been fired, according to a statement from Burger King, which stressed that the restaurant involved “is independently owned and operated by a Burger King franchisee.” The company has “stringent food handling procedures,” according to the statement. “Food safety is a top priority at all Burger King restaurants and the company maintains a zero-tolerance policy against any violations such as the one in question.”
