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A lack-lobster investigation

  A “truth-in-menu” investigation by the San Diego City Attorney’s Office has led to criminal convictions against restaurants in more than ten cities in San Diego, California. Investigators with its Consumer Protection Unit bought “lobster rolls” from various San Diego sushi restaurants and sent them to a laboratory for DNA testing. The lab confirmed the lack of lobster in any of the rolls.

Brisket burglars

  Texas barbecue restaurants often get victimized by brisket burglars. In August 2024 New Braunfels' Granzin Bar-B-Q reported $1,500 in brisket was swiped from their storage . Two years before that, the famous la Barbecue in Austin reported $3,000 worth of brisket was gone. ========= BUDA, Texas —  A 51-year-old Baytown man faces theft charges after allegedly stealing more than $1,700 worth of brisket from multiple Central Texas grocery stores during a weekend crime spree, police said.

Falling Domino's

 FDA finds traces of carcinogen in Domino's Pizza. Sauces can contain caramel coloring, cancer-causing at high levels. It is the additives- not the tomatoes.  ======================================= 1,000 kilograms of Domino's Pizza Sauce was rejected after testing positive for ethylene oxide, a pesticide.

CHICK-FIL-Arrest

  Sep 27, 2019 · Chick-Fil-A is using peanut oil with dimethylpolysiloxane (main ingredient in Silly Putty) in 15 of their menu items. McKee, who lives in Chicago, was arrested just before 10 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Chick-Fil-A in Rockford, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He is a suspect in the Dec. 30  killings of Dr. Spencer Tepe, 37, and his ex-wife  Monique Tepe, 39  in their home in Columbus, Ohio.

Biryani

  Ahmadi Man Jailed for Distributing Biryani in Pakistan. On July 6, 2025, in the city of Gujranwala, Pakistan, an Ahmadi Muslim man,  Mr. Munawwar Ahmad , was arrested and charged under Section 298-C of the Pakistan Penal Code—for distributing biryani to his neighbours on the Day of Ashura. His “crime”? Performing an act of charity while being an Ahmadi.