REUTERS
October 15, 2001
STOCKHOLM – A Swedish family, puzzled why the crisps they were eating tasted a bit spicier than usual, were left feeling queasy when they found a dead mouse at the bottom of the bag, a newspaper reported on Monday.
"We nearly threw up when we saw it. Just the thought of having put crisps that came from that bag into my mouth made me ill," Laila Axelsson told Trollhattans Tidning.
"They tasted funny and chewy, a bit extra-spicy," her daughter Sandra said.
Scientists said the animal, found in a packet manufactured by Swedish crisp-maker Estrella, looked dried-up or fried.
It was unclear how the mouse ended up in the bag.
"We have machines scanning our bags for foreign objects. This is something which must have happened after the bag left the factory," Estrella product developer Harald Osa said.
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