A family vacationing in Phuket raised alarm on March 17 after reportedly finding a used syringe on a plate at an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet. The incident gained attention following a Facebook post by Huang Xiaoting in the “流浪曼谷60天(公開社團)” group, sparking food safety concerns. The family, in Thailand for a birthday celebration, discovered the syringe after finishing their meal.

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Huang described the unsettling discovery at the meal shared by five adults and three children. They noticed the syringe while clearing a plate that had held shrimp and clams. Staff were notified, and a photograph was taken before a server removed the plate. The incident was swiftly escalated to the hotel management.

Managerial staff responded by offering a 50% discount and promising an internal investigation update. However, the family declined the discount, prioritizing answers over compensation. Huang stressed that their primary concern was understanding how a syringe could be present, highlighting it as an unusual and alarming occurrence.

The post also sought advice from the online community about potential health risks and further actions. Concerns about infectious disease transmission were prevalent, and the family expressed a desire for the syringe to be sent for testing. Their primary objective remains ensuring safety and accountability, reported The Thaiger.

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If it´s a buffet, might not even be the hotel that is responsible, as any person eating can throw it on the plate. Moreover, it´s probably from the kitchen, as they use such things to enhance flavors on half old products.

This is a common U.S. scam.

Patron brings cockroach in, eats big, throws said cockroach on plate, family eats free.

No way a syringe ends up on a buffet line. No FFF***ing way. Total bamboozle by cheapos.

Perhaps someone is promoting a new

weight loss drug ? It 's a captive audience

Read this yesterday. Hard to believe 8 people sharing the table only noticed the syringe tip after almost emptying the plate, but who knows, maybe a clam was laying directly on top of it.