A man has claimed to have found black mould and a piece of plastic among his Aldi shop in the UK and says he was left “heaving.”
After opening a packet of microwavable rice from Aldi, he posted pictures of the mould it was covered in.
He also shared images of a piece of blue plastic he found inside a packet of cooked chicken.
His family have vowed never to shop at the budget grocer in Burton again after what has happened with multiple food items.
Alexis Adams, 33, and partner John Connellan, 48, from Burton, said Mr Connellan's 15-year-old daughter had opened the packet of curry, coriander and lime rice to have for her lunch when she found it was covered in green and black mould.
The family says they regularly shopped at the Aldi store in Horninglow Street, and had bought the rice in February.
Mr Connellan, a cold store operative, said he was left "heaving" after his daughter showed him the mouldy rice.
The packet of chicken had been bought a few days after the rice, but was opened first.
The family spotted the tiny piece of blue plastic and Mr Connellan took it back to the store in Horninglow Street, where he got a refund.
Aldi has now issued an apology for any inconvenience caused to the family saying a "foreign object" may have entered the packet of chicken, which was "very rare".
It also said the packaging to the rice could have been damaged, causing air to get in, which was again rare.
Miss Adams, a care assistant, told Staffordshire Live: "I brought an Aldi own-brand packet of curry coriander and lime rice at the end of February. It had a best before date of June 26, 2023. My stepdaughter opened it on April 5 for her lunch and said, 'What is that?'"
Mr Connellan added: "I was heaving, it was disgusting. We have thrown everything out from Aldi. I had just been going out the door when she opened it. I took it to Aldi and they offered me a refund or exchange, but I refused both.
Miss Adams said: "We spend about £100 to £200 a week on food from Aldi. There are two adults and eight children. My stepdaughter was just devastated."
An Aldi spokesperson said: “Our chicken supplier has robust processes in place to prevent foreign objects from entering its products and is looking into what may have occurred on this occasion.
“Although very rare, incidents like Ms Adams’ experience with our rice can occasionally occur if packaging is damaged at any point before the product is consumed, as the contents may be exposed to air.
“We have apologised for any inconvenience this may have caused her and have offered a full refund on both products.”
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