Woman Allegedly Finds Box Cutter in Daughter's Happy Meal, Now Filled With 'Worry and Rage' A Michigan woman posted the photos to Facebook with her claims.

By Emily Rella

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A parent's nightmare may have come true in Michigan after a mother allegedly found a box cutter in her daughter's Happy Meal box.

A woman named Dawn Paret penned a lengthy Facebook post about the incident alongside two photos that showed a yellow box cutter and pen at the bottom of what looks like food packaging.

"You hear of things like this, but never did I think it truly could happen," she said. "The amount of worry and rage that went through me - I have never experienced."

Paret said the Happy Meal was intended for her daughter Ava who is two years old. She then tagged McDonald's and asked the chin to explain how the situation occurred in the first place.

"McDonald's, I need an answer as to WHY and HOW a box cutter ended up in the bottom of our daughter's happy meal," she said.

Dozens flooded the comment section.

"This is definitely unacceptable," one user wrote. "The thought of what could be the result of this is SO scary!!!"

"I'm so glad nothing happened to your girls," another said next to two praying hands emojis."How scary!"

A spokesperson for McDonald's USA told BIZ Experiences that the company has "been in touch with the customers involved" and is investigating the situation.

"The safety of customers and employees is our top priority, and we take these claims seriously," the spokesperson said.

In a follow-up post, Paret said a similar situation happened in Brighton, Michigan, last month.

"I just want to make other parents aware to check their happy meal boxes because my daughter handed me a box cutter that was in her happy meal box thinking it was a toy," the woman said in a social media post at the time.

Paret did not specify the McDonald's location where the alleged incident occurred.

Emily Rella

Senior News Writer

Emily Rella is a Senior News Writer at BIZ Experiences.com. Previously, she was an editor at Verizon Media. Her coverage spans features, business, lifestyle, tech, entertainment, and lifestyle. She is a 2015 graduate of Boston College and a Ridgefield, CT native. Find her on Twitter at @EmilyKRella.

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