A confirmed finger find this time

This time there doesn't seem to be any debate about the veracity of the customer's claim or the origin of the finger. This finger was found in custard from Kohl's Frozen Custard in Wilmington, NC. The employee accident that caused the finger loss has been confirmed by the store manager, but the question remains how employees failed to stop everything and look for the missing digit!

"I thought it was candy because they put candy in your ice cream ... to make it a treat. So I said, 'OK, well, I'll just put it in my mouth and get the ice cream off of it and see what it is.'" -Clarence Stowers (finger finder) [CNN]

UPDATE: May 6, 2005: The man who found the finger refused it return it to the owner so that it could be reattached.
UPDATE: May 12, 2005: And now, finally, he offers to return it.