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Pub row erupts after feces found in ice cream

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A bitter row has broken out between one of Sydney's largest tourist pubs and a family of five who accused chefs of serving human excrement in their gelato after they complained about noise during a football match.

State government food minister Ian Macdonald confirmed on Wednesday that frozen fecal matter had been found in a serving of chocolate gelato offered to placate pub patron Steve Whyte and his wife Jessica, who became "violently ill" after eating it.

"The stench went through my nostrils, I retched and spat it into the napkin," Jessica Whyte told the Daily Telegraph newspaper, recounting what local media are calling "gelati-gate."

The tainted sweet was allegedly served up at the Coogee Bay Hotel, one of Sydney's largest and most popular beachfront hotels, located just a few minutes south of Bondi Beach.

Both sides have accused the other of money seeking, with the Whyte's claiming they were offered A$5,000 ($3,240) in hush money by pub General Manager Tony Williams, while they in turn were accused of trying to negotiate up to A$1 million in damages.

Macdonald said DNA analysis would now be done to determine if the sample was of human or animal origin as police and food authorities investigate the case.

"Obviously, we are keeping an open mind and do not want to pre-empt this investigation in any manner," he said.

The eastern Sydney hotel is standing by staff and on Tuesday said its own lab tests on the chocolate gelato tub had found no evidence of contamination.

woah.. a million dollars for eating feces?.. good deal.. but wtf?.. frozen feces?..

What has happened to this great country? 10 years ago this would of been settled in an all in brawl. Now... it just makes me sick.

I can't blame them from seeking some compensation, if the hotel is responsible then they should be held accountable. A million dollars though...I don't know. How do you put a price on something like that, or indeed any damages claim?

they didn't put a price on what happened.. they just found an opportunity.. now, why not take advantage of it..

Well, if they're seeking $1 million they are putting a price on it now, just as any other damages claim. I doubt they went into the evening hoping they'd be served human excrement so that they could make a lawsuit out of it.

when i read the article it made me puke

when i read the article it made me puke

Me too. $1 million would be worth it for what they went through.