A mum claims her daughter was left vomiting and 'traumatised' after eating a Dairylea Lunchables bought from Iceland - only for the schoolgirl to discover the packet was 'writhing with maggots'. Rachel Stone and her husband John Stone, 44, bought seven-year-old Poppie her favourite snack - a Dairylea ham and cheese Lunchables - from their local Iceland branch on Easter weekend.
The 39-year-old mum says the family had been enjoying a bbq when they heard Poppie scream that she had 'worms' in her food before throwing up. After rushing over to inspect the leftover meat, the parents were horrified to find maggots in the container and crawling over the remaining slices of ham.
The holiday let manager complained to Iceland and product manufacturer Mondelez International but claims both parties refused to accept responsibility for the issue. Despite this, Mondelez International have issued the customer with a £10 gift voucher but Rachel vows never to give her daughter their products again.
Rachel, from Rhuddlan, North Wales, said: "We were having a bbq but my daughter decided that rather than having bbq she just wanted to have a snack of Lunchables. We were sat eating and the next minute we just heard this frightful scream and I heard her shouting 'I've got worms in my food'.
"So we ran over and she was literally spitting everything out and heaving. When we had a look she had obviously eaten the majority of it and it wasn't until she got to the bottom of it that she realised what was there.
"I think it was just two slices of ham stuck together that was left right at the bottom. There were maggots on the meat and in the bottom of the actual tub. It's disgusting.
"I was nearly sick myself but I was more concerned about her because she was in hysterics so I was trying to calm her down. She couldn't stop herself, she was sick on the spot. She was being sick a couple of times."
The parents bought the popular kids snack from Clywed Retail Park, near Rhyl, on 15th April and say their daughter tucked into it the following day. Despite it being well within its used-by date - 30th April - and appearing sealed the slices of ham were crawling with maggots, leaving Poppie distraught that she most likely ate some.
Her parents were also worried about their little girl becoming ill as a result, as she vomited numerous times after finding the bugs. Rachel said: "The first thing I did was Google what happens if you consume them to see if it could cause any real damage or if I needed to take her up to hospital.
