Woman Says She Swallowed Fingertip In Juice
- Portland resident Julee O’Neil sued Trader Joe’s in Multnomah County Circuit Court after alleging a 52-ounce bottle of orange juice contained a rubber glove fingertip and possibly part of a human finger. - The complaint says O’Neil bought the juice on or about June 14, 2025, at Trader Joe’s Hollywood-area store on Northeast Halsey Street and later sought urgent care after gagging and nausea. - Trader Joe’s had not publicly responded in local reports as of April 24, while O’Neil’s suit seeks $10,000 plus fees in Oregon state court. (kgw.com)
A Portland woman has sued Trader Joe’s, alleging a bottle of orange juice contained a rubber glove fingertip and possibly part of a human finger. (kgw.com) The plaintiff, Julee O’Neil, filed the complaint in Multnomah County Circuit Court on April 20, 2026, according to local reports citing the lawsuit. (yahoo.com) (kgw.com) The complaint says O’Neil bought a 52-ounce bottle of Trader Joe’s Organic Orange Juice with pulp on or about June 14, 2025, from the chain’s store on Northeast Halsey Street in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood. (yahoo.com) (kgw.com) A few days later, while finishing the bottle, she felt what she first thought was “a large piece of pulp” in her mouth and pulled out what the suit describes as the fingertip of a rubber glove. (kgw.com) The filing says she believed the glove tip might also have contained the end of a human finger, or that she may have swallowed that material with the juice pulp. That allegation comes from the complaint; no public report cited lab testing or a government finding confirming human tissue. (kgw.com) (usatoday.com) O’Neil says she was gagging, felt nauseated and had a burning sensation in her mouth, then went to urgent care. The complaint, as described in local coverage, does not say what treatment or diagnosis she received there. (kgw.com) The lawsuit seeks $10,000 in damages, plus attorney fees and costs, after O’Neil said she gave Trader Joe’s written notice and requested the same amount to settle before filing suit. (kgw.com) Trader Joe’s had not publicly responded in the local reports reviewed, and KGW said it had asked the company for comment. The case is at the claim stage, so the allegations have not been tested in court. (kgw.com) For now, the public record is a civil complaint from one customer, centered on one bottle bought in June 2025 and a $10,000 damages claim filed in April 2026. (yahoo.com) (kgw.com)
