A six-year-old girl started 'screaming hysterically' after discovering a huge insect in her Aldi cake bar.
The youngster's grandad, 42, who wishes to remain anonymous, said the family were left shocked by the unidentified treat invader, which looks like a wasp or possibly even a dragonfly.
Pictures taken by the Withernsea family show the large bug - around two to three centimetres – with a long body and spindly legs.
Fortunately, it seems the girl was able to munch into the cake without taking a bite of the creature as well, Hull Live reports.
The pack of five Holly Lane chocolate chip cake bars were bought from the Aldi store in Withernsea on Saturday afternoon.
The family bought the pack of five Holly Lane chocolate chip cake bars from the Aldi store in Withernsea on Saturday afternoon.
But on a trip to Hull on Sunday, the girl decided to eat one before getting the nasty surprise.
The annoyed customer said: “My granddaughter bit into the cake bar but then shouted ‘pops, there is a fly in it’. We thought she must have just mistaken one of the choc chips for an insect.
“But we looked at it was definitely an insect. It made my granddaughter feel sick and she started screaming hysterically. My granddaughter is fine now but it really frightened her.”
The man has since lodged a complaint with Aldi and is waiting to hear back. But he is sceptical about any response.
He said: “I later phoned Aldi customer services and they told me to send an email with photos which I did. I am waiting to hear back. This should not be happening. It has put me off shopping at Aldi now. We obviously threw the other cakes away but we have kept the one with the insect inside until this is resolved.
“My partner decided to bake some cake bars on Sunday instead. At least we know what is in them. Aldi will probably just offer a voucher or something but that’s not good enough. This is something that should not happen and we should not be fobbed off.
“The woman I spoke to did apologise and was helpful but we will see what happens next. We are certainly not trying it on to get free stuff. You can see the evidence. It is baked in to the cake bar.
Hull Live understands the supplier of the cake bars says it was an isolated incident.
Aldi has apologised to the family and has reimbursed them.
The Aldi spokeswoman said: “Our supplier has robust processes in place to prevent foreign objects from entering its products. We have apologised to the customer and this product did not meet our usual high standards and have provided a full refund.”
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