Man vows never to eat Quavers again after hidden 'metal zip' snaps tooth in half
A man has vowed to never eat Quavers again after allegedly chomping on a metal zip and snapping half a tooth.
Paul Ford, 33, said he was watching TV while eating a packet of prawn cocktail flavoured snacks when he suddenly felt blood in his mouth.
He then realised there was a hard piece of metal hidden inside one of the curly crisps - and that he had snapped his front tooth while eating it.
Following the incident, the full-time actor said he will never be able to eat another pack of Quavers again in the future.
He explained: "I was watching Netflix and eating a bag of Walkers prawn cocktail Quavers, and I bit into a piece of metal snapping my front tooth.
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The metal zip Paul found in the crisp packet (Paul Ford / SWNS)
The Prawn Cocktail Quavers (Paul Ford / SWNS)"It looks like the top of a zip, and it was hidden in one of the curls.
"At first, I didn't think much of it as I thought it was just one of those hard, overcooked crisps, then I could taste blood in my mouth.
"I looked in the mirror and thought 'oh no'. I will only eat the flat ones so nothing is tucked in the curl hidden. I'd never eat quavers again after that, I don't trust them."
The incident happened on July 8, but Paul was only able to get a dentist appointment on July 17, where his tooth was flattened and shaved back to the gum.
He will be having a denture inserted where the tooth was but it means he will be out of work until it's fixed.
Paul, of Blackburn, Lancashire, said: "They took a mould of my mouth and they’re going to have to put a denture in there. It’s going to cost me a fortune.
"It was £80 just for that appointment and I have to go back for four more."
Paul was supposed to be filming a Channel 5 film called "Hard Work Pays Off" the day after he broke his tooth but had to ring in sick, which he said cost him £1,500.
He now hopes Walkers "will pay for the denture" but he instead thinks they will send him a multi-pack of crisps instead.
Paul said: "I was supposed to be filming for Channel 5 the next day, a film called ‘Hard Work Pays Off’, but I had to call them to say I couldn't come in.
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“I lost £1,500 for a day's work. To be honest, I would like them to pay for the denture, or at least give me some compensation, as I’m not going to be able to work until it’s fixed.
"I’ve got a feeling they’ll just end up sending me a multi-pack of crisps."
A Walkers spokesperson said: "We’re sorry to hear about Paul’s experience.
"The safety of our consumers is always our number one concern, and we take any issue like this very seriously.
"We have asked Paul to send the product and object to us so we can conduct a full investigation."
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