Mussels

purple-smartie

Hi. My eldest daughter bought a jar of mussels from the local co-op earlier tonight. When she was eating them she found part of a starfish :eek: Ive never had to deal with anything like this before and as mussels arnt something we usually eat im not even sure if its common to find other sealife in the jar. do I take it back to the shop. complain to the company or just throw them away.

Anyone any help with what to do?

sorry if ive posted this in the wrong place.

wigginsmum

I'd take it back to the shop and see what they say.

Jules

Amba_Gambla

ugh

purple-smartie

Ive put them in the fridge for now. Says on jar , Hand picked for quality :rolleyes: I will take them back tomorrow see what they say. Daughter felt sick when she saw it. luckily its quite a large piece so she noticed it straight away. thanks

nelly_2

I'd eat it

elona

I would contact Trading Standards.

purple-smartie

My daughter ended up emailing the company and she received a cheque this morning for £10. Being a skint student shes pleased with this but im not sure i feel the same. Im just glad it was my endest daughter eating them as my 7 year old wouldnt have know any different with never eating them before, and she would have consumed it. Ive just sent a email off to trading standards for advice so I will see what they say before i throw the jar complete with mussels and starfish away.

Thanks.

Jay-Jay_4

For future reference.... it's quite common to find tiny soft shelled crabs inside fresh mussels. You can only see them after they've been cooked so best to check inside each shell before serving to children. Another one is small pearls, only you only find these when you've bitten down on one


I still like mussels though lol

italiastar

elona wrote:

I would contact Trading Standards.

I think we need to get real here - A piece of starfish in a jar of seafood is not exactly a foriegn body - I once found a caterpillar inside a tin of tomatoes, whilst it wasn't pleasant it was hardly worth making a big issue about. I wrote to the compaqny and they sent me several tins of their products - including puree - they obviously had a sense of humour!

Quasar

Whilst a starfish is not a commonly eaten sea creature, I don't think it is poisonous so if anybody had eaten it, no adverse effect would have been experienced.

I am happy to stand corrected, though.