Customers Burned After Degreaser Used in Chili’s Margaritas

A Forest City Chili’s served margaritas containing granulated degreaser on October 28, leaving customers with chemical burns, according to preliminary findings from the Foothills Health District. The district said an employee mistakenly used the cleaning chemical, which had been left in an unlabelled container in the bar area. The district’s preliminary account identified three customers who experienced discomfort and burns in and around their mouths after drinking the margaritas. Chili’s, in a statement, described the incident as isolated and said two guests and team members were injured. The different customer totals have not been resolved in the reported accounts. The health district said the container had been brought into the restaurant by an employee who received the cleaning product from a contractor carrying out pressure-washing work outside. According to the district’s account, the container was left in the bar area, where another employee later mistook its contents for a drink ingredient and used them in the margaritas. Two employees also tasted the substance and developed symptoms, the district said. A district spokesperson told ABC7 that the affected workers went...