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QuoteOne shopper told the Belfast Telegraph: “It’s not exactly the type of thing you expect to see in Tesco when you pop in to buy a few groceries.

Quote“He went to take a slice off for some toast, turned the loaf over and found the lizard stuck on the bottom."

QuoteThe store manager Leroy Robinson wrote to her on November 6 to apologise for the "ghastly" incident.

He said a full investigation had been carried out and it was believed a stray cat had managed to get into her shopping bags, "unsighted" by staff.

QuoteA vegetarian was left disgusted after finding a snail in a bag of frozen vegetables he bought from Tesco online.

QuoteA CUSTOMER at the Tesco store in Newport has raised concerns after a bird was trapped inside the store for five days.

QuoteA man who says he found a human tooth in Tesco sausages is not happy with the vouchers worth £25 he was given in response.

QuoteRichard Golding, of Warren Close, Langley, said: "The floor is covered in bird muck. Thousands of people have to walk through that, and they then walk it into a food store - it is a major health hazard."

QuoteA couple were left horrified after a salad they purchased from Tesco contained a five-inch dead bird.

QuoteMr Watson, 32, said: "I took three mouthfuls and then saw it. My first reaction was why have I got a soggy fishcake on my plate?

QuoteIf it was a maggot or something I could almost understand it, but how a whole bird was not picked up - I have just been gobsmacked by the whole thing.

Quote"Then I noticed the dirt - it looked foul, and I was shocked. So I took a photo from the queue in the checkout next to it.

"Because that photo didn't do it justice I decided to leave my shopping where it was, and take a better photo, or two... so I moved round to do that. I didn't get too close, because I didn't want to breathe in that horrible dust!"

QuoteTesco were quick to point out this was an isolated case.

QuoteThe nappy came from a pack of Tesco's own brand which were purchased from the new Tesco Express store in Keats Avenue, off Harrowby Lane.

QuoteA FAMILY were horrified after discovering a large metal bolt in a burger served at a party attended by several young children.

QuoteThey also found mouse droppings, dead rodents in the warehouse dairy section and food waste in the warehouse of the store, which attracts 55,000 shoppers a week.

Staff had failed to fix doors, pipes and loose ceiling tiles, letting mice enter fridges and food crates at the Bedford Street shop. Tesco made an "unreserved apology" at Westminster magistrates' court yesterday.

QuoteAN ANGRY woman was physically sick after she claimed she discovered a live caterpillar inside a sandwich she bought from a supermarket.  Claire Katoroz, 31, purchased the £2 BLT sandwich from Tesco in Church Wood Drive, St Leonards on Tuesday morning (August 27) before going to work at HG Aerospace on the Castleham Industrial Estate.

QuoteJim Robertson was left sweating for five weeks after finding a mysterious slimy item in a carton of juice he bought from the company’s Arbroath store on August 18.

QuoteA Braintree mum-of-two was “horrified” amid claims she found a slug in a bag of supermarket potatoes.  Katie Jones, 23, of Gilbert Way, bought the £2.25 bag of white potatoes from the Marks Farm Tesco and was about to make sausage and mash for herself and husband Dan when she claims she spotted the slimy addition.

QuoteIt's not clear why these sea slugs stab each other, but it may be a form of mind control. By injecting chemicals directly into its partner's brain, each sea slug may be able to change the other's behaviour to its own advantage.

QuoteProducts including raw and cooked meats were repeatedly sold to Andrea O'Halloran the day after their expiry date by Tesco Metro in Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, in breach of European Union regulations

QuoteJulie Taylor said she was eating the dessert with her children when she bit into what she believes were tiny shards of glass.

The family were eating the Tesco own-brand knickerbocker glory at their home in Wallsend, North Tyneside, when they made the discovery.

QuoteCustomer Sylvia Tyler was browsing in the Slough branch of the store when she found that the shelves were covered in grime, crumbs and general detritus. When she asked the manager why they were in such a grotty state, she was told that the shelves were 'difficult to clean.'

Quotesaid a spokesman.'Colleagues regularly deep-clean all of the shelving in the stores and we've taken action to return the shelves to their usual high standards.'

QuoteTo make matters worse, it appeared the maggot had munched its way through half the nut before dying – hollowing out its own tiny tomb.

QuoteMr Berry, of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, said: 'It's disgusting. You'd expect to find a spider in your bathroom, not in a bottle of wine.

QuoteTesco has launched an investigation after out of date baby milk was sold at a supermarket months after a carton from the same store made a toddler ill.

QuoteIs Tesco trying to compete with the lo-cust supermarkets? Vegetarian shopper appalled to find a FIVE-INCH insect in her salad

QuoteThe supermarket has apologised after a couple from the town went in to the store last Monday to purchase some Goodies Organic Number Jumble Cereal baby food, only to discover, upon getting to the checkout, that it was more than a month out of date.

QuoteGrandmother gets an unwelcome freebie in her 'ludicrously tasty' box of Crunchy Nut

The 50-year-old was giving breakfast to her grandson when a dead rodent's body landed into her bowl with a thud.

QuoteEggs from the 'world's deadliest spider' are the last thing you'd expect to find in your Tesco bananas.

QuoteA spokesperson from Tesco said: "We're sorry that this product was on our shelves and we've been reviewing our procedures to make sure that this isolated incident doesn't happen again.

QuoteBaffled at breakfast by a condom in the cornflakes: Barnstaple woman who found condom in cereal from Tesco

QuoteBut when she bit into one of the rolls, she claims she had to "spit it out" and, when she looked down, "saw something blue poking out, like a piece of plastic bag."

QuoteThe 21-year-old was seconds away from peeling back the plastic lid on her Berry Medley this morning when she noticed the eight-legged critter on her strawberry.

QuoteA grandmother has been left 'traumatised' after finding a dead mouse in a bag of popcorn bought from Tesco.

The grim discovery was made by the grandmother-of-three after she had already eaten some of the snack while watching a DVD with her 24-year-old son.

QuoteThe State Veterinary and Food Administration (ŠVPS) imposed the €1 million fine on the hypermarket of Tesco Stores SR in Partizánske already in late September for the sale of foods after their shelf life as well as rotten fruit and vegetables. This was not the first time the food inspectors found flaws in this hypermarket. It fined it €25,000 in June for the sale of foods with expired shell life and again with €15,000 in July for the same violation.

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Tesco has recalled its blackcurrant and apple squash drink after consumers complained of a "foul smell" and of feeling ill.

The supermarket withdrew its own-brand "No Added Sugar Double Concentrate Apple and Blackcurrant" squash.

But angry customers have accused Tesco of keeping the recall "hidden" and not posting details on its website.

QuoteA distraught mum was left terrified after her baby daughter started vomiting violently after drinking a tiny amount of contaminated squash.

QuoteAn adventurous magpie shocked shoppers at a Tesco store when it flew inside and started pecking at packets of meat.

One shopper, Raquel Burchell, said: "It was disgusting. Its beak was in the packets eating raw meat. It was horrible."

QuoteSupermarket chain Tesco sent pest controllers to a customer's house after a mouse "leapt out" of his shopping delivery.

Quote from: Nomad on 19-02-15, 09:59PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31530478 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31530478)

QuoteAn adventurous magpie shocked shoppers at a Tesco store when it flew inside and started pecking at packets of meat.

One shopper, Raquel Burchell, said: "It was disgusting. Its beak was in the packets eating raw meat. It was horrible."

QuoteOliver Bayley says the bag of Tyrrell's Sea Salt and Vinegar snacks he bought at Tesco gave him food poisoning.

Undeterred by his awful experience, the part-time university student used the Moneycard to shop at the same Tesco store and bought a multi-pack of French Fries which he claims were also a month out of date.

QuoteJustine Jones was left covered in huge sores and in agony after opening the bottle of Tesco Finest Garnacha wine to celebrate her daughter's birthday.

QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "We are committed to the highest standards of food safety for our customers and we have robust procedures for the rotation and date code checking.........."

QuoteHannah Scott was stunned to find a live snail in her chicken tikka sandwich, and shocked when she was offered only £25 in compensation because she 'didn't choke'.

QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "We set ourselves the highest standards for our products and are always disappointed when a customer is dissatisfied.

"We have strict processes in place to ensure incidents like this do not occur.

Quote'It could kill a baby or a vulnerable person or someone who already has a condition.

QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: 'We set ourselves the highest standards for the quality of our food and were disappointed to hear of this incident.

Quote'There should be better health and safety checks and there shouldn't even be glass in the area where nappies and other baby products are being made.

QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: 'There is nothing more important to us than the safety of our products and all of our factories operate the most rigorous checks.

QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: 'There is nothing more important to us than the safety of our products and all of our factories operate the most rigorous checks.

QuoteAn outraged woman is refusing to shop in Tesco ever again after claiming to have discovered a maggot on the inside of her broccoli wrapping.

QuoteEating a maggot is unlikely to cause any health problems but could be considered a good source of protein.

QuoteA two-year-old boy may have been left scarred for life by a plaster from Tesco, it has been claimed.

QuoteA young care worker feared she would die after she was stung by a scorpion found inside a sealed pack of Tesco bananas.

Kita Fitton, 20, was at work making packed lunches when she reached into the packet and suddenly felt a sharp pain. When she pulled out her hand, the scorpion fell out, its sting stuck in the end of her finger.

QuoteThe metal shard shattered part of one of her molars, causing her to undergo dental surgery.

QuoteA disgusted mother sunk her teeth into a Tesco spring roll and found a metal bolt hidden inside.

QuoteA disgusted mother sunk her teeth into a Tesco spring roll and found a metal bolt hidden inside.

QuoteThe rodent, measuring roughly eight inches long, then zipped down the full length of the checkouts the Tesco Extra store in Brookfield, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, making its way past some strewn empty boxes towards the food aisles.

Quote from: Nomad on 13-08-15, 10:06AM
Forget the snakes, see the RAT  :o

Watch huge RAT scurrying around Tesco checkouts and food aisles as disbelieving cameraman sprints to keep up.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-huge-rat-scurrying-around-6237823 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-huge-rat-scurrying-around-6237823)

QuoteThe rodent, measuring roughly eight inches long, then zipped down the full length of the checkouts the Tesco Extra store in Brookfield, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, making its way past some strewn empty boxes towards the food aisles.

QuoteRadio executive Kyle Farrant was tucking into his pre-packed peppered salad on Friday when he discovered a green caterpillar wriggling away amongst the leaves.

QuoteA shopper felt like he's been stung when he found a dead SCORPION in his Tesco pot pourri.

QuoteA woman was shocked to find a huge metal bar inside her Tesco chocolate gateau.

Karen Bell, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, couldn't believe her eyes after cracking open the packaging of the gateau and finding the 3ins-long pole inside.

QuoteA spokesperson for Tesco said: 'We take the safety of our food extremely seriously and were very concerned to hear of this incident.

QuoteKatie Payne and her mum uncovered the unwelcome guests in a carton of freshly squeezed apple juice they bought near their home at the store in Bursledon, Southampton.

QuoteA Tesco spokeswoman has apologised to the family.

She added: "We set ourselves the highest standards for the quality of our food and drink and are disappointed to hear of this incident.

QuoteHe reported that he "felt something really strange" in his first bite of the salad he had bought for lunch.

QuoteWe're sorry that the customer had this experience; we serve 2.5 million customer transactions per week and it is extremely rare for a customer to have an experience like this.

QuoteTESCO has apologised to a shocked customer after she found a spider in her bananas.

QuoteOkay, we think it's time to panic.

A disgusting alien-thing was found in a couple's carton of apple juice on the weekend.

No one knows what the blob is, but it looks like a cross between a slug and a condom.

Quote"I had to wait at least 5-10 minutes while the customer services staff dealt with a colleague, once she attended to me and my partner she did not show any concern to the fact that I had just fed my daughter out-of-date products.

"One of the members of staff rudely referred to my daughter as "the kid".

Quote from: Digimon on 02-10-15, 10:38PM
Looks like it may have been some type of cereal or biscuit type product? If that's the case the thing would be fine to eat months later even if it wasn't at it's prime. If, and if this is the case, I would be very dubious as to whether it caused any discomfort following ingestion.

If it was my child and I was concerned that he or she was developing a rash and vomiting due to consuming something that was worrying to me as a parent, the NHS helpline would have been called. The fact that he didn't call makes me skeptical.

Who in their right mind waits until symptoms subside not knowing when they might, of if ever they will?

Another spud-faced chancer?

QuoteNatasha Oliver said she took the pack back to the branch where staff apologised and gave her an 80p refund.

QuoteThe supermarket made the move following an investigation that found some weighed up to a FIFTH less than the weight advertised on the packaging.

The Trading Standards investigation discovered shoppers were being mislead about how much garlic bread they were actually being sold.

QuoteA dad was left shocked after discovering a family of five spiders in his supermarket raspberries.

David Leigh, 34, of Clay Pits in Braintree, bought a punnet of raspberries from Tesco in Great Notley only to discover the creatures inside.

QuoteThe company has warned mums and dads that packets of Sunny Start My First Banana Muesli (from 10 months) with a best before date of 27 September 2016 should not be eaten.

QuoteThat really is fowl! Family discover their £4.50 Tesco chicken still has its innards, waste and half-eaten corn inside

QuoteShe said: "I'm more concerned about other people who may have also bought a turkey. When my mother and father-in-law bought theirs the freezer was full, but when they returned there were hardly any left.

QuoteA spokesman for Tesco said: "We set ourselves very high standards for the food we sell and have strict guidelines in place to ensure the best before dates of products are checked regularly.

QuoteThe families, from Whitehall Avenue in Staffordshire, claim the rats were perfectly happy living in bushes at the back of the Tesco Extra site, but then staff decided to chop down the undergrowth earlier this month.

Suddenly homeless, the rats migrated to houses and gardens next door, with one woman even finding a dead rat in her kitchen.

QuoteAccording to the retail giant, it isn't that uncommon to find maggoty creatures like these buried amongst pistachios – and they are in fact "natural and harmless".

QuoteA man with a wasp allergy found one of the LIVE insects in his Tesco spinach - and was then asked to bring the creature back to the store.

QuoteThe video of the rodent among the cheese and butter has been viewed over 40,000 times in the past three days

QuoteA SHOPPER could not believe her eyes when she bought a reduced bag of potatoes from Tesco and found a huge rock in it.

QuoteA family in Essex received a nasty surprise when they took delivery of a recent food delivery from Tesco - a live rat scurrying among the groceries.

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A Tesco spokesperson: "Although we're confident this is an isolated incident,............

QuoteA DISGUSTED security guard bit off more than he could chew - when he discovered used CHEWING GUM in his Tesco salad.

Unfortunately Martin Rhodes didn't realise there was a "Tesco Extra" in his lunch until he had chewed the piece of gum himself.

The 19-year-old from Nottingham was intrigued after he bit into something soft and minty while tucking into a ready-made ham, egg, and potato salad.

QuoteBut when Zoe, who now lives in St Albans with partner Nathan Bird, carved the bird she found two 1cm areas of green meat in the breast.

"I was horrified, disgusted and shocked that something like that could happen," Zoe said. "I was just dumbfounded at how they could sell a chicken for human consumption with that in it.

QuoteHe was just about to cook the chicken back at home when he turned a fillet over and claimed he found a small silver screw underneath the meat.

Quote from: Nomad on 22-01-16, 09:47AM
Todd Routledge found half of someone else's tooth on a BBQ chicken pizza bought from a Tesco Extra store. (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/489126/Tesco-pizza-with-tooth-on-it-Longton-Staffordshire-BBQ-chicken)

Probably very filling.

Quote"We poked it with the end of a pen and it started moving."

Ms Allen and her friend Jennie Bellfield managed to trap the creature in a jar over concerns it could be carrying bacteria and disease because the raspberries had been imported from Morocco.

QuoteThe creature, believed to be an Irish Wolfhound, was seen tied to a railing inside Tesco Express on Maid Marian Way on Tuesday evening - but was so tall it could see over the top of it.

QuoteHe explained: "I peeled the plastic film off the container and put it straight in the microwave. The beetle was in the food.

QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "Following an investigation we are confident the beetle couldn't have been in the spinach when the product was sealed

QuoteHarriet Stapley, 30, found the critter chilling out on top of Munch Bunch yoghurt pots amid a collection of bread, milk, salmon and other groceries ordered online.

QuoteThe customer posted the clip of the unidentified critter crawling around the salad to Tesco's page, along with the caption: "Absolutely horrified that A. This was in your 'Washed ready to eat lettuce' and B. I ate half of the bag before it crawled onto my plate"

QuoteA student who finished his Tesco microwave meal was horrified to find a large chunk of an elastic band in his cottage pie.

QuoteA Tesco spokesman added: "We have extremely high standards for the products we put on our shelves and work hard to inspect our salad carefully.

"However, due to the freshness of our produce incidences like this can happen on very rare occasions. We will update Ms Lang on the findings of our investigation."

QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "We sell millions of bananas every week and our growers work hard to clean and inspect all the fruit carefully. However, given the freshness of our produce, this sort thing can happen on very rare occasions.

QuoteA DISGUSTED shopper claims she found CAT POO stashed in a Tesco snack – and believes it could be a "dirty protest" staged by a supermarket worker.

Lucy Barfoot discovered the suspicious brown object tucked under a spinach leaf in her protein pot on Friday.

QuoteAs she began to eat the pork snacks later that day she thought the first piece seemed a bit stale, and when she tucked into a second bit an "absolutely rancid" flavour filled her mouth and she realised they were off.

The reason why the snacks were extremely unpleasant soon became clear – she checked on the back of the packet and saw the scratchings were almost four years past their sell by date of August 2012.......

...... She was offered a £3 gift-card and no explanation as to why the old packet was on sale at their store in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

QuoteA young mum has told of her horror after she opened a bag of Tesco microwave rice - only to find it filled with MOULD.

Hollie McGrath, 20, was preparing dinner for herself and her baby son, Roman, when she made the stomach-churning discovery.

She had bought the microwave long rice from a Tesco store in Greenock, Scotland, on Tuesday, the Daily Record reports.

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The 77-year-old went to make her English springer spaniel Lexie her food which was the usual Tesco Everyday Value brand.

"I opened the tin of dog food and it was crawling with maggots," she said.

Quote"I thought - at last, finally Tesco have come up with something to beat Aldi's free-spider-with-bananas offer.

"I excitedly shouted the kids downstairs to come and meet our new pet.

"We decided to name him William.

Quote34-year-old Emma Wright witnessed the scene, writing about it on Twitter.

She told the Standard: "I had gone to get my lunch at the store near to my office and was taking my pasta salad round to the check-out when I just felt this weight on my back,

"I thought it was a colleague grabbing me as a prank to try and make me jump so I turned around but there was no one there.

QuoteA branch of Tesco had to be evacuated briefly after a seagull got in and started attacking customers.

The seagull caused havoc for about an hour in Truro, Cornwall, forcing the shop to be closed yesterday evening.

QuoteA mother said she found herself chewing on what she believes to be a rat's tail after opening a packet of Tesco Finest teacakes.

Sarah Mitchell, 34, was eating them with her son, Henry, at her aunt's house in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, when she realised there was a foreign object in her teacake.

QuoteA mum-to-be says she was mortified to find what she thought was a clump of 'human hair' after biting into a Tesco breaded mushroom.

QuoteShelley Smith said she was left "disgusted" by the discovery, with bits of the meat appearing to be growing the green fuzzy substance.

She had bought the 'sweet kickin' chicken pizza' at the Tesco Extra Bulwell store, on Jennison Street, as part of the £6 'Big Night In' meal deal.

QuoteNathan Varia, 27, and his partner Julia Finney, 26, said they were disgusted after they claim to have found a maggot attached to the underside of the pre-cooked poultry.

Pregnant Julia said he had already started picking at the meat when she spotted the gut-churning grub clinging to the carcass.

The image of the loathsome lava hanging from her lunch made her vomit, she said - and she still hasn't been able to shake the feeling.

QuoteA TESCO customer was disgusted to find a sticking plaster inside a roll.

Lisa Notvarty, from Heanor, Derbyshire, spotted the revolting blue plaster inside a brown roll bought last Friday.

The 32-year-old shared a picture of the grim find on Tesco's Facebook page which shows the large blue plaster wedged inside one of her rolls.

QuoteTesco bosses have apologised after a shocked customer discovered mould growing in fridges in Herne Bay.
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He reported the issue to Tesco bosses via Twitter on Wednesday last week, who then apologised and cleaned the fridge the following day.

But when Mr George returned to the shop on Friday morning, he saw more mould in different spots in the refrigerated shelves.

QuoteA teenager has spoken of her horror after finding part of a rubber glove inside her unopened packet of chicken goujons.

The 18-year-old, who did not wish to be named, bought the £3 packet of chicken for her dinner from Tesco's Silverburn store in the south side of Glasgow.

But when she got home and took a closer look, she discovered the blue plastic in the unopened packet.

QuoteA woman has been left "horrified" after finding at least 30 insects inside a bag of Tesco's own-brand rice.

Jade Whittaker found the bugs - some of which were hatching eggs - in the sealed bag on Monday after buying it from a store in Blackburn, Lancashire.

QuoteEATS FRUIT AND HEAVES Tesco shopper's horror after popping grape in his mouth before realising entire bunch was covered in SPIDER WEBS

QuoteA TESCO shopper has been left horrified after finding live weevils crawling through a packet of rice.

Rory Hanlon captured footage of the small beetles writhing between the grains of brown rice on video, with the creatures scattered throughout the entire 2kg bag.

QuoteHe said: "I noticed the other day that the guinea pigs were turning down the greens – all down the bottom they are riddled with blue slug pellets"

QuoteThe Chicken tikka Masala, which comes with a warning that it may contain whole spices which should be removed prior to consumption, came with something else extra - an entire J-cloth.

Not a bit of the cloth, or a stray piece of material, but the entire cloth which was vacuum sealed in the meal.

QuoteA Yeovil mum who found a shard of glass in a jar of Tesco sun dried tomatoes said she hopes it was a one-off and no one gets hurt.

Milena Antoska, 28, found the glass after returning home from the supermarket in Yeovil and was shocked to find the object in the jar.

QuoteNatasa Christofidou, 20, was horrified when she realised the piece of tough vegetable she thought she was chewing on was in fact a piece of tree.

QuoteA HORRIFIED woman discovered a WORM in a salad from Tesco just before taking a bite and claims she was offered just £1 compensation for the disgusting experience.

Katie Sapiano was left fuming after she found the wriggly creature in a Simple Salad pot which was purchased today from a Tesco Express store.

QuoteMan finds hundreds of live MAGGOTS crawling on his Tesco pepperoni pizza still in its packaging (and even the supermarket's staff are shocked by his stomach-churning video of the pests)

QuoteSuffolk mum discovers 'Black Widow' spider in a punnet of Tesco grapes

An arachnophobic mother-of-one from Coddenham received the fright of her life on Monday when she discovered a male 'Black Widow' spider in a box of grapes.

Quote"I actually tried to make myself sick in the toilet," she told The Sun. "I was worried it could have poisoned me."

Mum-of-two Holly added: "I cut open another one and it was completely rotten inside. I chucked them in the bin right away.

It was just horrible. I don't know how Tesco can sell food like that. Their quality control must not be very good.

"I've got two children, a four-year-old and a seven-month-old. It could have made them or anyone else very sick if they had eaten them. It's just not right."

QuoteA horrified Londoner was left fearing for his health after discovering a dead rodent in a salad mix he bought from Tesco, after accidently putting it in his mouth.

The architect was eating dinner when he found the creature, believed to be a shrew, in his mixed-leaf 'ready to eat' salad on Monday evening.

QuoteIn the letter Tesco outlined that the insect may have found its way into the product because they "encourage as little pesticide use as possible when growing bananas, meaning that insects sometimes survive during the harvesting process".

But Mr Jihad says he then replied to what he called a "ridiculous" letter, which Tesco have since reportedly apologised for, to point out that the product he bought is made in the UK and no fresh bananas are on the ingredients list.

QuoteA TESCO shopper has told of his shock after he almost swallowed a BLADE which was stuck on to one of his apple slices.

QuoteRian Lecouteur, a police officer from Worcester, said she made the discovery after buying a packet of Finest Salted Caramel and Milk Chocolate Cookies from Tesco this week.

She complained to Britain's largest supermarket chain on its Facebook page, where fellow shoppers shared her outrage at the shocking unwanted extra she said she had found.

QuoteA woman has spoken of her shock after finding a piece of metal in a slice of ham she bought from Tesco.

Sarah Stephens, from Paignton, said that she originally thought the dark item buried in a piece of Everyday Value cooked ham was grit - only to dig it out and discover a circular metal object.

Mrs Stephens complained to Tesco who have offered her a refund but she told Devon Live that she didn't feel the supermarket giant had taken her complaint seriously enough.

QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: "We take great care to ensure the food we sell is safe and of the highest quality.

Quote"Our ham passes through a metal detector after it is packaged so it is not clear how this may have happened.

QuoteThe Greenway family were enjoying a roast dinner when dad-of-three Wayne found the unwelcome presence in his mash.
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Charlotte said: "Tesco said that 'they understand how frustrating this must be'. Frustration isn't the right word, it's so dangerous. One of my children could have eaten it, including my 10-month-old.

"To tell me it's frustrating is an insult."

QuoteA mum was horrified to find spider eggs in a Tesco banana moments before giving it to her toddler to eat yesterday.

Debbie Campbell, 41, of Kings Hedges, Cambridge, bought a batch of bananas from the supermarket in Milton on Friday (September 1).

QuoteA spokesman added: "We always do everything we can to ensure that our products are safe and are sorry to hear of this incident."

Quote from: Nomad on 09-09-17, 11:00AM


Clearly obvious all they can do is not sufficient.  Perhaps some of the 3.4m taken for administration of sale of carrier bags could be diverted to administer training in the use and positioning of security pins more safely.

QuoteA NEW mum says her four week old baby became sick after drinking out of date milk bought from Tesco.

Leah Houghton is warning other parents to be vigilant after feeding her son Reuben-Lee a bottle of instant Cow and Gate formula milk which went out of date almost four months ago.

Quote from: Equalizer87 on 12-09-17, 09:24AM
And what would happen if the  injured person suffered from an infection,  let's say septicaemia, as a result of the "pin pr**k"? Would that be blown out of all proportions to allow compensation???

Quote from: alf on 09-09-17, 02:22PM
Simple accident, someone's just looking 5 minutes of Fame, plus a voucher.

Quote from: alf on 11-09-17, 02:39AM
...... either the parents are money grabbing, overly protective, or maybe a combination of the two

Quote from: alf on 11-09-17, 11:54PM
..... frankly I don't know where you're trying to go with this " enrichment of the proprietor.", train of thought.
Tesco sold an item it caused an injury, albeit a mild one. The purpose of the offending object in the company makes no difference.

Quote from: alf on 12-09-17, 03:15PM
Tesco and retailers aren't expected to eliminate all risk of hazards, it's simply not possible.
They are to manage the risk by taking reasonable steps.

QuoteA Tesco customer has posted stomach-churning footage of what appear to be tiny beetles crawling in her porridge oats.

The weevils can be seen crawling through the oats making their way up the side of a white bowl.

Rachel Carter, from Wigan, posted the 20-second clip to Tesco's Facebook page on Sunday after her grandmother spotted the critters seconds before tucking in for her breakfast.

QuoteShe posted the minute-long video with the caption: "I just opened this to feed my dog. I feel ill and the smell is disgusting!"

The video begins with a foil packet of the dog food sitting on a counter, and 35-year-old Kerrie can be heard saying in disgust: "Oh my god I feel ill."

QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: "We were very concerned to hear of this incident and have fully investigated with our supplier.

"Following extensive tests and analysis, we are confident that the pasta was not contaminated when it was produced and packed, and have given Emma a gesture of goodwill to thank her for her patience while we looked into this matter."

QuoteA live grasshopper found inside a sealed bag of Tesco salad has prompted an investigation, and a warning from wildlife experts.

Shopper Charlotte Inskip was stunned to spot the insect crawling around inside the bag.

QuoteA woman said she VOMITED in front of 200 colleagues after she was bitten by a live beetle lurking inside her Tesco meal deal - which she compared to her own Bushtucker Trial.

Tasha Howard, a call centre worker from Kirkby was left vomiting throughout the rest of her shift at work after the alarming discovery in a Tesco chicken wrap purchased from the Tesco Express on Finch Lane, Huyton.

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There are a lot of people angry with Tesco right now, saying that they served up a 'rotten, rancid' turkey on the big day.

Social media was swamped with people complaining the meat they bought tasted terrible, some describing it as 'bleach' or 'acid'.

One woman said it caused an argument, as she blamed her husband's feet for the bad smell.

People complaining said they were left with no meal altogether or had to order in emergency takeaways after discovering their Tesco turkeys had gone off.

Some customers abandoned their turkey dinners before even putting the birds in the oven as a result of the smell.

QuoteA mum says she was disgusted after allegedly discovering the fruit jelly she was feeding her young daughter was covered in mould.

Amanda Plunkett has hit out after purchasing the Tropical Flavour Jelly with Peaches and Pears from a Tesco store last week.

Quote'I'll be peeling and chopping my own carrots in future' – Mum-of-four claims packet of Irish Tesco carrots smelled of bleach

QuoteTesco has given £60 in vouchers and some chocolate to a Hampshire family who say they found an e-cigarette in a box of chicken Kievs.


"Many people we've spoken to have had the impression that perhaps a disgruntled employer at the factory had planted it there, as it's not the kind of object to coincidentally fall into a box."

QuotePensioner's shock at finding frog in bananas bought in Cumbria Tesco

A pensioner has been left shocked after finding a frog in a packet of bananas bought in a Tesco in Carlisle.

QuoteA DISGUSTED mum has claimed she found a blue latex glove at the bottom of a Tesco milk bottle after her family had drank most of the contents.

Paige, from Oxfordshire, was furious when she saw the rubber glove poking out from her semi-skimmed milk.

QuoteA man claims a pebble was found in a hot cross bun he bought in Tesco.

Ross Lee, 37, said he bought a pack of buns in a Tesco store in Gorton, Manchester on Friday morning, and tucked in with friends and family before travelling back home in Harrogate.

Ross said that a friend's son made the discovery.

QuoteTesco say an internal investigation has proven the "foreign object" could not have slipped through the net or survived the manufacturing process.

Tesco's said the condom would not have made it through the quality control process

QuoteThe company also claim that it is "highly unlikely" that Chrissie was a victim of malicious contamination due to their "highly trained and committed happy workforce".

Quote"From this we concluded that the item could not have survived our rigorous quality processes.

QuoteThe woman was only contacted by Tesco after TheJournal.ie made contact with the store about the case.

QuoteMother, 32, is horrified to find the broccoli she had bought from Tesco for her baby teeming with HUNDREDS of tiny bugs
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When Ms Sawant contacted Tesco to complain about the infestation, she was offered a 30p refund for the cost of the broccoli although was not offered a replacement.

QuoteAt first I noticed a few bugs on the broccoli and on the kitchen counter, so thought I'd just wash the broccoli and that would be enough.

QuoteTesco customer finds 'disgusting grease-strained glove inside £5 roast chicken'

Lucy Charlotte Paul, 33, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, says she threw the chicken out when she found the glove

QuoteThe videos were taken by a mother who was shopping at the hypermarket with her son

"Want to buy bread in Tesco? Think again," Alia Ismail wrote in a Facebook post.

Furthermore, when she informed Tesco employees regarding the rat, they admitted that the hypermarket was infested with rats

QuoteA couple were shocked to discover a heaving 'grey mass' of insects in the middle of a cabbage they had bought from Tesco – the day after they had cooked and eaten some it.

John Williams, 25, bought the 62p cabbage from his local Tesco in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

He said his girlfriend Kya Cook, 22, made the revolting discovery when she was preparing a stir-fry and the bugs started spilling out onto their kitchen counter.

QuoteTHIS is the revolting moment live worms crawl out of a piece of fish bought from Tesco.

Shopper Louis Yssel watched in horror as several bright red worms slithered out of the monkfish he was preparing for a curry.

QuoteAppalled by the state of the store, Karen went straight to the manager to report what she had seen - however claims she was snubbed by management, who told her the confectionery littering the floor did not pose a risk to members of the public.

She said: "The manager seemed completely disinterested in what I had to say - when I pointed out a half-eaten doughnut on the floor he didn't even bother to pick it up until I raised it three or four times.

QuoteA Tesco spokesman said the store worked hard to gain the higher rating.

"We take food hygiene extremely seriously and have the highest standards of cleanliness in our stores," he said.

QuoteA customer got a shock when he opened a bag of rice bought from a nearby Tesco store and found it crawling with insects.

QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "We have extremely high standards for the products we put on our shelves ............................

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A student has vowed never to return to Tesco after taking a bite out a profiterole and discovering the cream inside had gone blue with mould.

Niamh Marie Scott was disgusted by the stomach churning find and immediately spat the pudding out.

QuoteA Tesco customer felt "physically sick" after finding a mouldy tin of rice pudding in a Gateshead store.

Scott Hill claims he spotted flies and maggots circling the Ambrosia tin found on a pallet near the bread aisle in the Tesco Extra in Trinity Square.

The 21-year-old filmed the disgusting discovery and says it left him feeling so ill he had to leave the store.

Quotemanagement were made "fully aware" about the incident, and "feedback" will be given to colleagues to ensure it wouldn't happen again.

QuoteA Croydon man who slaved over a special chicken dinner for friends for hours was disgusted when it "oozed" open to reveal extremely unappetising green insides.

Lewis-John Robinson was cooking Sunday dinner for 10 friends but it was ruined when the chicken he'd bought that day from a Tesco in Addiscombe was so revolting, it made him throw up.

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QuoteA Croydon man who slaved over a special chicken dinner for friends for hours was disgusted when it "oozed" open to reveal extremely unappetising green insides.

Lewis-John Robinson was cooking Sunday dinner for 10 friends but it was ruined when the chicken he'd bought that day from a Tesco in Addiscombe was so revolting, it made him throw up.

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Dan Hellens, 28, was shocked to find a long brown stringy blob in his mouth after taking a sip of his Tesco apple juice, only for it to turn out to be a form of mould.

Dan, from March, called the grim-looking blob Frederick and reached out to Tesco on social media, documenting his journey to return the "worm".

QuoteThe store, within Saffron Square on Wellesley Road, was visited by inspectors on August 21.

The findings of the inspection have only just been published on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website, with the store given a food hygiene rating of one out of five - the second lowest possible and meaning "major improvement necessary".

A Croydon Council inspector visited the supermarket on behalf of the FSA and said "hygienic food handling" by staff needed some improvement, as did the cleanliness and condition of the shop.

The management of food safety was also judged to need major improvement by the inspector.

QuoteThe spiders were reportedly identified as Brazilian wandering spiders, one of the most venomous in the world, according to Live Science. If left untreated, a bite from one of these spiders can be deadly, especially to children.

Pest controllers have sealed off the family’s home for two weeks to make sure none of the spiders are still living in the area, The Sun reports.

“They take two hours to kill a human. It was terrifying,” Price told The Sun. “We had to make sure the kids were safe, that comes above anything. It was a hard 48 hours, I can assure you.”

QuoteA Tesco shopper said she was left 'vomiting for 12 hours' after she allegedly discovered a dead mouse in her ready meal.

Cath McCall Smith, from Durham, said she was unwell after apparently finding a dead rodent in a £3.75 chicken tray bake from Tesco.

The 57-year-old said she initially thought she had hit a piece of bone, but was instead left horrified when looked down and spotted the mouse.

QuoteThe first message from Tesco said: "From the picture you've sent, it looks like the insects you found are psocids. They're common household pests and are completely harmless.

"They prefer to live in dark, warm, humid places and dislike light or disturbance. They're often found in dry foods such as sugar, flour, powdered milk and semolina.

QuoteJill Stewart, a staff nurse at Hull Royal Infirmary, said she was "horrified" when her daughter found the bolt amongst the pink and yellow sweets, and now wants to warn other parents to check their packets - over chocking fears.

The offending item was found in a packet of Tesco's own 'fruity and foamy' Shrimps and Bananas, which were purchased from Tesco in St Stephen's on Monday.

QuoteA shocked Tesco shopper says she watched in "amazement" as a live newt shuffled out of her fresh bag of celery.

The woman, who asked to be named only as Debra, bought the product from the Midsomer Norton Superstore yesterday (Monday, September 14).

QuoteStomach-churning images show how a Tesco customer was sold chicken with 'partially digested feed' still inside its cavity.

Lynnette Parker from Malton, York was left horrified after opening up the £4.75 bird and discovering its grim contents.

She shared revolting photos on Tuesday (13 October) showing the chicken covered in what appears to be grains and feed

Quote"I bought the bread either Friday or Saturday and tore it in half to do sandwiches. It was when I looked at the remaining loaf in the bag that I saw something odd and pulled it out to find a small safety pin in the loaf attached to a long hair!!!

"Disgusting... cut that bit off took pictures and forwarded it to their complaints department. I have today taken it into the store and they have taken my details. Watch this space!!"

QuoteHer horrified mum Jackie described the ordeal as "terrible" with her daughter not knowing whether she had eaten one of the insects, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Jackie, 43, said: "Because it was my daughter it was horrible. You start to see the funny side but it's not funny because she could have eaten one.