What about pizza and fried foods? I think the reason this lady got burned was because she didn't want to pull down her sweatpants in front of her grandson.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-pizza-burn.htm Although the painful injury known as a pizza burn can be caused by other hot foods, many people associate it with a piping hot pizza served straight out of the oven. An overly enthusiastic diner places a slice in his or her mouth, and the bubbling cheese or tomato sauce instantly sears the roof of his or her mouth. The resulting lesion and occasional dangling flap of skin is officially called a pizza burn. A pizza burn is generally caused by foods which retain a significant amount of heat, such as melted cheeses, sauces, gravies and deep-fried items. A commercial pizza oven can often reach temperatures of 800 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. This means several minutes can elapse before the cheese and other ingredients cool down sufficiently for safe consumption. If those searing hot ingredients should touch the roof of a diner's mouth, serious damage can occur in seconds. The hot food may continue to stick to the extremely thin tissue covering the palate area. The burned tissue may pull away from the roof of the victim's mouth, leaving a flap of damaged skin dangling. Mouth lesions may also form, which often resemble second degree burn blisters. The injured area could remain very sensitive and tender for at least a week to ten days following the initial pizza burn. The burned area also becomes more prone to opportunistic infections, so a visit to a dentist could be in order if the pizza burn is severe. There are other foods which can cause pizza burn, either because of their heat-retaining ingredients or the nature of their preparation. Any hot dish featuring a layer of melted cheese should be consumed carefully, and only after enough time has elapsed to render it safe. Hot beverages such as tea and coffee can also cause scalds to the upper palate area if consumed too quickly. Deep-fried foods such as breaded mushrooms or jalapeno poppers can also retain heat and steam, so they should be eaten with caution. Foods prepared in microwave ovens may also have unseen hot spots capable of causing serious pizza burns. The best first aid for pizza burns is an immediate application of ice, followed by a week of careful eating and salt water rinses. On Dec 22, 2007 6:32 PM, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You know, I'm wondering why an enterprising group of attorneys has not > brought a class action suit against the official body (bodies?) that > recommend(s) service at such coffee temperatures without following that up > with any safety recommendations whatsoever. > > I mean, look at the established history of cases where the defendants > repeatedly cited this (these?) bodies' recommendations for service. And > these are bodies for which professional fees are paid in order to render > advice. > > "You mean, Mr. Smith, that your primary focus -- in fact, your *only* focus, > according to your testimony -- was the quality of the coffee being served? > No consideration whatsoever for the hapless human being on the other end of > your selfish and self-centered equation? Even after every credible medical > expert in countless cases where defendants -- your paying members -- lost > those cases with considerable money damages awarded to their victims? A cup > of liquid that cost less than a nickel to manufacture is worth more to you > than a 79-year-old woman? A 79-year-old woman who has been drinking coffee > for almost 65 of those years? A 79-year-old woman who, without injury, > drank plenty of coffee to help keep her awake so she could rivet just one > more airplane fuselage in a World War II aircraft factory before she passed > out from exhaustion? A 79-year-old woman who not once -- not once! -- had > the kind of mishap with coffee made at home or at any of the mom-and-pop > restaurants that *aren't* your paying members, who know that it's better to > have *good* coffee that satisfies than it is to have *great* coffee that > maims?" > > My sack is tingling just thinking about it! :) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248959 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
