13 March 2024 , 11:19
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A man was "shocked" to find a huge locust - in his Aldi shop.
Lee Westacott, 39, found the bug on the inside of the door of his fridge after unloading his haul from the supermarket. He believes the locust was lurking in the bag of celery he bought and made its escape after the bag had been opened.
Lee, a cable jointer, from Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, said: "I was cutting some beef and got the celery out. I can only think it came out the celery bag and got stuck in the fridge. I was a bit shocked at first but my son was amazed with it. It was probably about three inches - it's quite a big bug. It's like a jacked-up grasshopper.
"It's now in a bag in the kitchen. We bought some celery and some other bits of veg so I'm guessing it's come out of one of those packets. I have contacted [Aldi] and they've sent me an email back saying they'll give me a £5 goodwill voucher to use for a future shop. Initially, I didn't know if it had been all over the food in the fridge.
"Aldi said what I could do was take the pack of celery back to them and they'd refund the bag but I'm probably going to throw most of it away."
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An Aldi spokesperson said: "While it has not been possible to establish whether this insect came from an Aldi product, such a rare finding can occasionally occur with products that are grown in natural conditions. We have apologised to Mr Westacott and would encourage him to return the packaging of any opened fresh produce to his nearest store for a full refund."