Yuck!
After the whole porcine DNA fiasco, a Facebook user has now found worms in her Cadbury Blueberry chocolate.
Sima Iman took to Facebook to share her disgust over the discovery and posted five photos together with her update.
In under three days, her post was shared at least 3,100 times on Facebook.
Her post translates directly to, “Do you see what’s in this chocolate? I’ve always seen other people post stuff like this on Facebook and now, it has happened to myself. After the porcine DNA issue, I never bought any Cadbury chocolate. However, my husband felt like having some today. I swear I won’t be purchasing or consuming anymore chocolate by this brand if this is the case. Thankfully, I don’t have an appetite for Cadbury chocolate anymore.”
Cadbury has yet to release a statement regarding Sima Iman’s discovery.
More to come.
[UPDATE – 8th September 2014]
Cadbury Malaysia has released an official statement regarding the matter at hand and the company has reached out to Sima Iman to launch a detailed investigation.
The statement also highlights that Cadbury Malaysia’s chocolate goes up to 105°C at the time of processing, and insects cannot survive at such temperature.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Meanwhile, here is the official statement by Cadbury Malaysia:
We are aware of the photos posted on Facebook by Sima Iman regarding her purchase of CADBURY Blueberry neaps. We have reached out to Sima Iman to get further details on her purchase so that we can launch a detailed investigation into this matter, and we hope she will respond to us soon.
Without specific details on the product, we are unable to determine how this condition could have happened. We do not discount the possibility the product was compromised due to improper storage as chocolate is an environment-sensitive product. On our part, we take all necessary steps to prevent infestation when products are on our premises or in our control.
The processing temperature of our chocolate goes up to 105°C and insects cannot survive such a high temperature. All our products are manufactured in compliance with Food Regulations and the internationally accepted HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points) programme, which is the most comprehensive food safety system, to ensure that our products are free from any physical, chemical and microbiological hazards. We employ stringent quality procedures to ensure that our products are of the highest standard of safety and quality.
Raja Zalina Raja Safran,
Head of Corporate Affairs
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