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Pest controller from Darlington
Brit angry over Lidl's spider-infested grapes
Adam Campbell, a qualified pest controller from Darlington, bought "expertly selected grapes" from Lidl during his weekly shop. The father-of-two realised something was wrong when he began eating the grapes and felt something crunchy in his mouth. He then inspected the fruit and saw a large cluster of spider eggs.
Mr Campbell even said one of the eggs had a spider’s leg coming out of it. He was worried it would hatch, escape the packet and get into his house. “I thought the crunch might have just been a stalk at first because I didn’t think but now, I’m not sure if I ate an actual spider or just some of the eggs. If you saw me yesterday I was absolutely distraught and really panicking. I even rang Killgerm Chemicals and asked if they could identify the species of spider as I was worried it could be poisonous. I think the eggs could be from the Brazilian wandering spider as the grapes come from Brazil – you can tell they’re tropical by the size."
According to thenorthernecho.co.uk, a spokesperson for Lidl said: “We were very sorry to hear of this matter. Following initial contact from the customer on Tuesday, June 12, the case was immediately escalated to our quality assurance team who, after requesting further information, opened an investigation with the supplier.”