Maggot in tangerine: advice please

ollym_3

Hi there

Shopped online for a delivery last Friday from Tesco. Ordered a big bag of tangerines. Peeled a tangerine today, ate half then looked down to see a small white maggot with a black head crawling around on the table. As you may have guessed I spat the rest out.

What should I do?

Is this normal?

Would my nan just say they're good for you?

Or should I take to store and complain: what should I expect.

The tangerine was in my fruit bowl with all fruit from that same delivered shop!

Ps - maggot is watching me write this as we speak.

Optimist

ollym wrote:

Hi there

Ps - maggot is watching me write this as we speak.

Have you thought of a name for it yet ?

Labman_2

Think I'd just tend to forget all about it. It's a fresh product grown in an open environment. I think it's likely that this is something that will occur occasionally & difficult to see what steps retailer can take to avoid it happening.

Murray

I agree - just forget about it (although it may be a while before you fancy a tangerine again! )

Its far better to have the odd maggot in your fruit than have them sprayed with MORE chemicals!

Stompa

I'd write it off to experience!

loopy_lass

i think, being a true money saver i would charge the little Bu55er for scoffing some of my tangerine!!!!


;-)

loops

moonrakerz

At least you didn't find half a maggot ! :eek:

ollym_3

just rung tesco, they want me to take it into the store for health and safety checks... they seemed quite concerned.

RoCas

Imagine the shock the maggot got - bet it had just settled down to a nice nap too !!!

Stompa

RoCas wrote:

Imagine the shock the maggot got

Indeed. Perhaps it'll try and claim compensation!

emilyt

Well i never knew that you could get maggots in tagerines. You learn something new everyday.