adminKatie Crabtree was shocked to discover a hairy creature that appeared to be a rodent inside the pre-packaged snack she had bought from a branch of the supermarket chain in Stockport.
The horrified 31-year-old only spotted the “furry object” after swallowing part of it — thinking it was a piece of burnt bacon.
She said: “I took a bite and saw this big black thing in it — but I thought it was just burnt bacon and swallowed it.
“Then I saw there was something horrible in the sandwich.
“It was black and had hair — and I could see a little paw. It was horrendous.”
Ms Crabtree said the shocking discovery made her feel sick.
“I can’t eat another packaged sandwich because I just think of that horrible thing,” she said.
She accused the supermarket giant of trying to ignore her after she followed up her initial complaint with the store and head office.
“I chased it up a few times with the store and head office but nobody seemed to know what was happening,” she said.
“In the end they gave me a £10 voucher.
“I think they have fobbed me off. They need to find out what happened to this sandwich in case something needs to be done where it was made.”
Tesco sent her an apology letter and said it would investigate, as well as offering her £10 in compensation.
A spokesman for Tesco said: “We take any case of this kind very seriously.
“Sadly, on this occasion, our food safety procedures didn’t work as they should have done.
“We have apologised to our customer and are urgently investigating the matter with our supplier.” — Daily Mail.
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