“Forgive us”: she finds a mouse in her bread

Internet users were shocked when a South African woman found a rat in a popular brand of bread she bought at a local grocery store.

Nombulelo Mkumla shared his discovery on September 8 in a video that went viral on his Facebook page.

“I bought Sasco brand bread at a grocery store on August 27. That same day, I finished work and ate toast. I ate another one the next day. However, on the morning of August 31, I took a loaf of bread from the fridge and felt disgusted and scared,” she wrote in her publication.

According to pictures shared on social media, body parts of mice can be seen on top of bread slices.

Screenshot taken from Facebook

The woman immediately reported her discovery to the grocery store where she bought the bread. After that it is suggested to contact the manufacturer directly. The latter received a response a week later on September 7.

“Someone called me from Sasco. He said to me “Madam, I am deeply sorry for what happened. This should never happen,” she said.

“The place where we manufacture our products is very hot, so these types of things happen,” the representative allegedly told him.

Screenshot taken from Facebook

“Don't worry, it won't affect your health,” he told the woman.

Nombulelo Mkumla said in her post that the spokesperson's apology made her “angry”.

“They told me to understand because it was hot when they were baking the bread, that's why there was a rat in my bread. are you a doctor I will no longer buy Sasco products,” she concluded.

“We're sorry”

Sasco, the company that owns PepsiCo, published an apology on its website after protesting the publication.

The latter indicated that the factory producing the bread had been temporarily shut down pending an investigation. She described the event as “very isolated” and no further complaints were made.

“So far, there have been no signs of rodent infestation or errors in our product quality monitoring procedures,” Sasco advised.