Sewing needles found in food

Scattymum_2

Hi all
Please bear with me I'm new and after some advice. I recently purchased a pack of burgers from asda, when eating them yesterday I found a sewing needle, which I nearly swallowed, I then checked the burger and found a second needle. I've phoned asda this morning and spoken to the quality control manager who wants me to take the needles and packaging in. I have taken photographs, but do I hand it over or phone trading standards also?
Thanks in advance for any replies

vax2002

Take very good quality photographs, do you know anyone with a slr camera ?
ps where is this ?

Scattymum_2

Yes me, I'm a photographer

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vax2002

Are they any holes in the box ?

Scattymum_2

No, the box was intact until I opened it

vax2002

My thoughts say the "shop" will want it brushed under the carpet and people could get hurt, I would call the trading standards, someone could be tampering with food at the factory.

Forwandert

You need to return the product to Asda asap, obviously sewing needles will not be part of the burger producing process so the sooner they can investigate the origin of the needles the quicker (if the product is found to be contaminated before you purchased) they can issue a product recall for the batch etc.

Scattymum_2

Thank you, I wasn't sure whether to contact anyone else and I was dubious about just handing the needles and packaging over to asda

Forwandert

vax2002 wrote: »

My thoughts say the "shop" will want it brushed under the carpet and people could get hurt, I would call the trading standards, someone could be tampering with food at the factory.

Will not happen, it's not in the shops interest to brush it under the carpet, the shop has not produced the product and will have procedures in place with the manufacturer to ensure they can investigate it and possibly fine the manufacturer.

pleasedelete

Call asda head office. I used to work for another major supermarket head office. If we had an allegation like this we would have gone straight to the customers house to collect it. Withdrawn all from sale etc

Needles suggest deliberate sabotage either in the factory or the store.

Not like a bit of blue plaster etc