Coconuts Hong KongToday, 7:49 PM
One woman got more than she bargained for after biting a Chinese sausage, also known as lap cheong, and finding part of a dead cockroach.
According to Apple Daily, the woman, surnamed Chan, had purchased six packs of the lap cheong last Wednesday, intending to give five away and keep one for herself.
However, she claims to have been suspicious after noticing a black spot in the lap cheong. After cutting it open, Chan reportedly found a 3cm long part of a cockroach body, the rest of which she had presumably swallowed.
Chan said that she filed a complaint with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, but did not go to the hospital until the next day, as she had to stay at home with her daughter.
The store where Chan purchased the lap cheong, a Tai Po outlet of HK JEBN, has since issued her an apology and a refund.
Staff from the HK JEBN outlet said that the sausages were manufactured in mainland China. FEHD staff have since collected the contaminated lap cheong for examination, and a report is expected in one to two weeks' time.
The examination results will determine whether the same batch of lap cheong will be pulled from shelves.
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