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Title: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: Christine (Blip) on March 02, 2008, 17:28:16 PM
I was serving Blip her Natures Menu and as I was mashing it into the warmed water (thank goodness I do mash it up  :scared:) I came across a small fragment of blue pottery.

When I say small, I do mean small, and it would certainly have passed safely through Blip and out the other end, but thats not the point, is it?

I have washed the offending fragment and intend to send it back to the manufacturer, along with the sachet it came from, tomorrow for analysis.
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on March 02, 2008, 17:37:33 PM
Blimey!  That's scary  :Crazy:  I always mash the food up well and fortunately have never found anything like that in it.
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: CurlyCatz on March 02, 2008, 17:46:49 PM
glad you are sending it back, you'll prob get a few free sachets.  I once found a cocktail stick in the bottom of a packet crisps (after i'd eaten all bar the crumbs  :sick:  )
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: berties mum on March 02, 2008, 17:54:08 PM
I found a pickled onion inside a bag of crisps once  :sick:
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: Mark on March 02, 2008, 18:15:06 PM
I found a piece of blue paper in a garibaldi biscuit once (bit of a sugar bag?) - I posted it to Peek Freans and they sent me a tin of "Family Circle"  ;D

The worst story I heard was from an ex-colleague. He said he used to work at a well known bakery. He said they had a machine that crimps the end of the cellophane wrapper on packs of crumpets. Someone trapped their hand and someone got a bowl of antiseptic and water to clean it up. He said when they were done, they threw the dirty water into the dough mix  :sick:
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: berties mum on March 02, 2008, 18:19:13 PM
 :sick: :sick: :sick:  I once heard a similar story involving vomit from a friend whose aunty worked at Cadbury ... let's just say I will never ever eat a creme egg after hearing that  :sick:
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: tigerbaby on March 02, 2008, 22:42:03 PM
I found a pickled onion inside a bag of crisps once  :sick:

Was it the pickled onion kind? (bad joke)

Seriously, that is really bad Christine. I also mash the food up beforehands, and also mix with water, so hope I would detect anything that shouldn't be there.
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: Gillian Harvey on March 02, 2008, 22:49:24 PM
I opened a NM pouch that was well and truly off once  :sick: - AMP who make NM werent in the least bit bothered, they just said 'oh it happens sometimes' - something to do with the pouch not sealing properly! The smell was indescribable - made me heave  :sick: :sick:
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: Mark on March 02, 2008, 23:20:32 PM
I had that with Felix a couple of years ago and she said the same thing - there were flies in the box  :sick: - they sent me a £10 voucher  ;D
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on March 03, 2008, 12:01:04 PM
I found an object in Zeb's pouch once (whiskers)

it wasn't a maggott - but it was white and looked like the body of a butterfly. I taped it to the pouch and sent it off. didnt hear anything back as to what it was. But I received a £5 voucher. Whoopeee (a sarcastic one)


Of course I threw it away and opened another - I am vigulent now when chopping up their food.
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: karenjet on March 03, 2008, 19:55:15 PM
That's weird cos I found pieces of blue ceramic in the bag of cat litter I opened today.
Glad you found it.
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 03, 2008, 19:58:50 PM
Pleased you are sending it back Christine and am sure a note to go with it  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Small ceramic chip in Natures Menu sachet
Post by: Millys Mum on March 04, 2008, 17:11:49 PM
Always complain, you get vouchers   ;)
Purina sent me £10 worth because i got fishy pouches instead of poultry  :wow: