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I think I found a rat in my Aldi crisps (not Lidl)

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  • Been to see environmental health and they are still testing it, they said it was definitely not a rodent or any animal. The guy squeezed it and sniffed it and said it was a black waxy substance probably burnt fat built up in the production machinery. It definitely smelled disgusting and made me wretch when I was brave enough to smell it at home. Will let you know the test results. Regarding the school comments, I left college back in 1998 so its a bit too late for me.
  • I was thinking £200 compo because a mouse in your food is quite shocking, but as its not id be happy with anything, even a fiver
  • hollydays wrote: »
    Thank god it wasn't Lidl

    I work for Lidl so I wanted to make it clear so there was no confusion. I will post test results when I get them. It wasn't an animal of any kind just some sort of debris
  • davidmcn
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    id be happy with anything

    You've got a free lump of burnt fat. What more do you want?
  • pelirocco
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    Been to see environmental health and they are still testing it, they said it was definitely not a rodent or any animal. The guy squeezed it and sniffed it and said it was a black waxy substance probably burnt fat built up in the production machinery. It definitely smelled disgusting and made me wretch when I was brave enough to smell it at home. Will let you know the test results. Regarding the school comments, I left college back in 1998 so its a bit too late for me.

    Why on earth would you have thought it was a rat ?
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    pelirocco wrote: »
    Why on earth would you have thought it was a rat ?
    Free money, of course.
    A lump of burnt fat equals no "compo", a dead rodent on the other hand...

    Personally, I'd have just thrown it in the bin...
  • NCC-1707
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    Been to see environmental health and they are still testing it, they said it was definitely not a rodent or any animal. The guy squeezed it and sniffed it and said it was a black waxy substance probably burnt fat built up in the production machinery. It definitely smelled disgusting and made me wretch when I was brave enough to smell it at home. Will let you know the test results. Regarding the school comments, I left college back in 1998 so its a bit too late for me.


    So you're in your forties and your first thought was 'it's a rat'?
  • dlusman
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    I was thinking £200 compo because a mouse in your food is quite shocking, but as its not id be happy with anything, even a fiver


    I hope you are happy that you have wasted tax payers money - and you are still wanting compensation ? replacement cost for one packet of crisps should suffice
  • waamo
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    I work for Lidl so I wanted to make it clear so there was no confusion. I will post test results when I get them. It wasn't an animal of any kind just some sort of debris

    Just to be absolutely clear this definitely wasn't Tesco then?
  • I work for Lidl so I wanted to make it clear so there was no confusion. I will post test results when I get them. It wasn't an animal of any kind just some sort of debris

    They must be really bad if you don't shop at Lidl.
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