Mangaluru, Nov 4: In an appalling incident, a dead baby rat was found inside the sealed packet of a reputed Indian company selling spice mixtures at Thodar near Moodbidri, on the outskirts of the city.
The dead baby rat was found inside a sealed packet of Everest Spices' mixture by a consumer who bought the item from a store in Thodar.
It was discovered when the consumer opened the spice mixture packet on Monday. The entire incident comes as shocking, since the dried body of the rodent was found in a packaged item of a reputed Mumbai-based company.
The packet of Everest Kasuri Methi spice mixture shows that the item had been packed and sealed two months ago on September 4.
A closer look reveals that the packet had been bought from the store intact. Hence, the foul discovery has been attributed to negligence by the company while packaging at the company manufacturing unit in Mumbai.
The spice mixture was bought by the consumer in a packet of 100 grams priced at Rs 79. The consumer rubbishes that the packet could have been tampered at the store in Moodbidri and holds the company responsible for the incident.
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