Perth local’s DISGUSTING find in Coles bag of spinach

Perth local’s DISGUSTING find in Coles bag of spinach

A Wanneroo resident was about to organize a salad for dinner when she made a sickening discover in her pre-packaged Coles spinach.

When Louise Smith grabbed the “washed and ready to eat” spinach out of her fridge on Monday there was a shock mouse additionally within the bag.

“In my mind, I thought I must’ve got one of those mixed leaf lettuce bags with the purple lettuce because it had a little bit of odd colouring,” she mentioned.

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“Then I looked closer and saw it had feet and a tail.”

Ms Smith mentioned she was instructed to take it again to a Coles retailer and get a refund when she referred to as customer support.

A Coles spokesperson mentioned they have been investigating the incident with their provider.

A Wanneroo resident found a dead mouse in her Coles pre-packaged spinach.
Camera IconA Wanneroo resident discovered a useless mouse in her Coles pre-packaged spinach. Credit: Louise Smith

“We apologise to the customer for their experience. We’re taking this matter very seriously and will be investigating with our supplier,” they mentioned.

Concerned about doable contamination, Ms Smith mentioned she additionally determined to take it to the City of Wanneroo.

A City of Wanneroo spokesperson mentioned the well being and compliance group investigated on Friday afternoon and referred the problem interstate.

“It is packaged in Victoria so it’s a matter for the Department of Health in Victoria,” they mentioned.

“We will continue to liaise with the customer.”

Ms Smith mentioned it had put her off pre-packaged meals.

“It’s supposed to be washed and ready to eat — I’m just lucky that I was preparing the meal as my husband might not have been so observant.”

The shock discovery comes following a recall of spinach in December for doubtlessly being contaminated with unsafe plant materials.

The merchandise have been taken off the cabinets at Aldi, Costco, Coles and Woolworths in all states and territories apart from WA and Tasmania.

Riviera Farms and Victoria Health confirmed the spinach was contaminated with a weed often known as thornapple.

Australians who consumed the merchandise have been instructed to be careful for signs together with delirium or confusion, hallucinations, dilated pupils, speedy heartbeat, flushed face, blurred imaginative and prescient and dry mouth or pores and skin.

Louise Smith was unlucky enough to find a dead mouse in her packaged Spinach.
Camera IconLouise Smith was unfortunate sufficient to discover a useless mouse in her packaged Spinach. Credit: Louise Smith

Source: www.perthnow.com.au