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After tests confirmed the meat was chicken, Coronel has called on Dixon to “apologise and cease making false claims about the KFC brand”. (Instagram)
A KFC fan recently claimed that he had been served a portion of 'fried rat' instead of chicken.
The image of the so-called 'fried rat' posted by Devorise Dixon, a resident of California, on his Facebook page on June 12 went viral.
However, after KFC tested the meat that was served to the customer was checked, it was confirmed that it was actually a piece of chicken and not anything else, reports Yahoo.
(Facebook)
Meanwhile, customers bombarded KFC's social media pages with queries of the meat and the quality of meat served to customers globally. It was virtually a PR nightmare for the world's largest chain of fried chicken restaurants.
The fast food chain released a statement regarding the findings on Sunday.
(Facebook)
"Recently in the US, a customer questioned the quality of a KFC product which received considerable publicity given the sensational nature of his claim. The product has now been tested by a third-party independent lab, which confirmed it is definitely a piece of chicken, as we knew all along.
The right thing for this customer to do is to apologize and cease making false claims about the KFC brand," the statement said.
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