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Found pill in Princes Apple juice box

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I'm not sure this is the correct place for this but I didn't know where else to put it.

A little while I went to pour out some apple juice and something that looked like a pill came out into the glass. I didn't drink it obviously but I had some juice from that box earlier.

It's one of those Princes 1l boxes, the seal is meant to be internal so you can feel some resistance when you open it and I did feel resistance so idk what happened.

The pill is soft and sort of mushy but mostly intact, it is a beige -ish colour but I think that's probably just from the juice. It's too late to call anywhere so I'm not sure what to do. I'm very careful about making sure things are correctly sealed before I use them and if something seems a little bit suspect I won't even use it so this is probably one of my worst nightmares.

I had the juice several hours ago, probably over five, I didn't see anything in those glasses and I feel ok. I'm not sure what to do, I guess I'll just wait it out until the morning and then call environmental health? Should they be able to find out exactly what it is?

Tx

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  • stephen77
    stephen77 Posts: 10,342 Forumite
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    keep the pill and the juice. Take photos etc


    Contact princess ASAP.


    this is very serious matter and they will treat it as such
  • Could it be an apple pip?
  • stephen77
    stephen77 Posts: 10,342 Forumite
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    From reading your story it sounds similar to the pills in ice cream cones that was in the newspaper a few weeks ago.
  • ganache
    ganache Posts: 20 Forumite
    Could it be an apple pip?

    No it looks just like some sort of tablet in consistency and shape and it has a perfect indented ring on the inside.
  • I would phone out of hours doctor and ask for advice to be honest you can never be too careful goodness knows what it was
  • stephen77
    stephen77 Posts: 10,342 Forumite
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    if you bought the food from a major supermarket.
    They may be able to take your call and start investigating. They will have the contact details to get in touch with the princess technical director.
    this is based on this being a pill.
    Some things chemical cleaning tablets may look similar etc.
    However they should not be there as well.
  • WTFH
    WTFH Posts: 2,266 Forumite
    When did you first open the container - was it immediately before you drank from it?
    Is it apple juice from concentrate, or pure juice?
    What size is the "pill", compared to, say, the opening on the container?
    1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
    2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
    3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?
  • pulliptears
    pulliptears Posts: 14,583 Forumite
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    Surely a pill in liquid would completely dissolve, especially over 5 hours!
  • azzabazza
    azzabazza Posts: 1,072 Forumite
    I would have thought (like pulliptears) that any pill would dissolve if in liquid. After all they dissolve in our stomachs once we have swallowed them. Surely the 'pill' would have been in the liquid at the point the liquid was put in the carton during the manufacturing process? I would think it more likely to be a bit of pith or a pip.
  • stephen77
    stephen77 Posts: 10,342 Forumite
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    ganache wrote: »
    No it looks just like some sort of tablet in consistency and shape and it has a perfect indented ring on the inside.

    Have you a photo of the pill / pip?

    this will stop put a end to of is it a pill or pip debate.
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