1,979 people suffered a BRI (Bagel related injury) last year, trying to cut a bagel.
According to an analysis of fingers cut by knives as reported in the US government's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, 1,979 people appeared in ERs with a BRI. Chicken-related injuries (3,463) led the category, but recorded bagel injuries were otherwise exceeded only by potato, apple and onion injuries.
Bagels, in fact, were implicated in more finger cuts than pumpkins (1,195) or cheese (1,236). Fewer than 100 incidents in 2008 involved turnips; ditto for wedding cakes.
Fear of bagel-injury litigation led Lender's to sell its frozen bagels pre-sliced.
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