Flight crew report concerning the breakage of plastic utensils causing hazards in flight.

Attributes
ACN	807722
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	807722
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

During lunch eating my salad meal; a prong broke off of my plastic fork while taking a bite. Was able to extract without choking. Come on; the passenger get metal forks and spoons; this is a safety issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW REPORT CONCERNING THE BREAKAGE OF PLASTIC UTENSILS CAUSING HAZARDS IN FLIGHT.

Narrative: DURING LUNCH EATING MY SALAD MEAL; A PRONG BROKE OFF OF MY PLASTIC FORK WHILE TAKING A BITE. WAS ABLE TO EXTRACT WITHOUT CHOKING. COME ON; THE PAX GET METAL FORKS AND SPOONS; THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.