‘It could have sent the kids to hospital’: Mother who ‘found strips of plastic’ in her packet of 89p bacon while cooking with her 16-year-old son vows to never shop at Tesco again
- Taria Cornelius’s son Bradley first noticed the plastic when pulling meat apart
- Ms Cornelius said ‘it could have sent the kids to hospital’ had they not realised
A mother has vowed to never shop at Tesco again after she ‘found strips of plastic’ in her packet of 89p bacon while cooking with her 16-year-old son.
Taria Cornelius, of Chilworth, was making breakfast for her family when her son Bradley spotted the plastic while pulling the meat apart.
The mother, a former loyal Tesco shopper, said that if they had not noticed ‘it could have sent the kids to hospital as it is a choking hazard’.
‘It was only 89p, so not very expensive, but that’s not the point. There is a lot of it and I have another pack in the freezer that I’m too scared to cook now in case,’ she said.
‘I don’t know if other people got hold of it too but it is quite a dangerous thing, and I reckon it should be recalled.’
Taria Cornelius (left) was making breakfast for her family when her son Bradley (right) spotted strips of plastic in their bacon
The mother said that if they had not noticed ‘it could have sent the kids to hospital as it is a choking hazard’
The mother contacted Tesco and asked for a refund, but they said she would have to come back to the store in person to get her money back
Ms Cornelius contacted Tesco and asked for a refund, but was told the only way this would be possible would be to bring the bacon into the store herself to get her money back.
‘I don’t drive, and my husband is disabled. We live in Chilworth. I had ordered the bacon as part of my online food shop. If I was to get to Tesco I’d have to get the train to the Park Barn superstore in Guildford,’ she said.
‘It would end up costing me more to get the train there for the refund.’
After explaining her situation to Tesco, the mother claimed she still had the same response that she would have to go back to the store in person.
‘Tesco just don’t care and I am never shopping there again. I have contacted the Food Standards Agency to look into it,’ she added.
A Tesco spokesperson said: ‘We’re sorry to hear about this. If a customer is not satisfied with a product, they can always return it to us for a full refund.’
Tesco recommends customers contact its customer engagement centre for further help if they are unhappy with their shopping experience.
MailOnline has contacted Tesco for further comment.
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