KFC, THE PREMIER FRIED CHICKEN PURVEYORS, has had to recall tens of thousands of service cartons after they started catching on fire in customers’ microwave ovens.
The packaging in question are the small cups that their “Popcorn Chicken” menu item is served in. Several customers who have taken the carton home and attempted to re-heat it in their microwaves have experienced the carton suddenly catching on fire after about 13 to 19 seconds of microwaving.
Apparently the supplier Paris Packaging changed printing inks in February to another style that has an increased amount of carbon in their composition and that made the containers more flammable. KFC has filed a suit in federal court against Paris Packaging for $750,000 to recover the costs of recalling the containers and replacing them. KFC says in the filing that Paris refused to replace the cartons or pay for their faulty product.
Paris Packaging is now saying that they have no interest in supplying any more of their products to KFC.
The Louisville Courier-Journal has the STORY.
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