Toddler finds cannabis in fast food restaurant nappy changing area
A mother is furious after she realised her toddler was eating a piece of cannabis found in a KFC nappy changing area in Newbury, UK.
Stacey Rush was changing her daughter Lily's nappy when she noticed the baby was eating something.
The 17-month-old had found a piece of cannabis mixed with tobacco that someone had left on the baby changing platform.
Stacey told the Daily Mail: "I didn't spot it but then I saw Lily had something in her mouth. When I realised it was cannabis I felt sick.
"It was all over the floor mixed with tobacco. What if she had swallowed it?"
Public toilets are reportedly popular places for users to prepare their cannabis away from other people.
"Goodness knows who left it there - it's horrifying and sickening to think a mum had been in there rolling a joint while they changed their baby's nappy."
The 24-year-old mother of two complained to the KFC manager but wasn't happy with his response.
"He said it happens all the time and there was nothing he could do," she said.
"But if you knew someone was taking drugs in your toilet, you'd do something about it.
"There was no apology. All they did is offer a Fruit Shoot to wash the cannabis out of her mouth."
Since the incident, KFC management have issued a statement about the incident.
They said: "We were shocked to hear of this incident, and have spoken with Miss Rush to apologise for her experience.
"We take hygiene very seriously in all of our stores, and our toilets are cleaned every half an hour.
"We are currently investigating the substance to determine what it was, and have reminded staff at our Newbury restaurant to be extra-vigilant in the future."
Regardless, Stacey's visits to KFC are over.
"It doesn't say much for their standards if someone can wander into a baby changing area and smoke a joint without any of the staff noticing.
"I won't go there again."
