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Dairy Queen Burgers Are Not Made of Human Meat, Store Confirms After Feds SwarmRestaurant
By Nicole Darrah | Fox News
Dairy Queen has had to oddly clar- ify that the store's food does not contain "human meat" after one of its South Carolina restau- rants was swarmed by fed- eral agents last week.
"At Dairy Queen, we are very proud of our 100% beef ham- burgers," the fast-food
chain tweeted Fri day. "We serve a high-quality ham- burger with no additives or fillers."
The statement was in response to a news
story published by the Index- Journal, of Greenwood, S.C., reporting that someone complained about
"human meat being inside a burger" at
the local Dairy Queen.
Manager Saif Momin said that around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, federal agents from
the FBI and Hom eland Security, as well
as local South Carolina officials, appeared at the store
in Greenwood. He told the news
outlet a corporate inspector told him someone com- plained there was "human meat" in a burger.
Ultimately, two people were arrested for alleg edly running an unlicensed money-transfer business. One of the men arrested reportedly kept $200,000 in a locked safe at the Dairy Queen so that the other man could easily
access it.
The swarm on Wednesday sparked rumors online that some- thing strange was taking place at the "Grill & Chill" location
in Greenwood.
“If that was the case, they already would have shut me down,” Momin said of accusa- tions of human meat in burgers. "I just want to
make sure peo- ple know it has nothing to do with my business. They were look- ing for people that don’t work there."
Momin's name, according to the Index-Journal, is listed in an affi- davit related to the case, but he has not been charged with a crime.
A spokesperson for Dairy
Queen told the news outlet they "recently learned of the law enforcement activity this week at this location, which is a locally owned and oper- ated store."
"The allegations of illegal activity are troubling. We will be look- ing into this mat- ter and will be following the ongoing investi-
gation closely as more information becomes avail- able. As this is an ongoing investi- gation, we refer all questions to authorities,” the spokesperson, M arlene Kadlec, said.
Greenwood's County Coroner, Sonny Cox, said "there's little to no chance" that human meat would be sold in burgers at Dairy Queen.
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