Hairdresser claims Valentine’s dinner was ruined after she found a ‘live worm’ in Lidl steak
Hairdresser says Valentine’s Day dinner with her husband was ruined after she claims to have found a ‘live WORM’ in her Lidl rump steak
Rebecca Foster, 36, claims to have found a live worm in her Valentine’s Day steakThe mother-of-three says she saw four dead and one live worm in her meatShe says it ruined her date night with husband Simon, 39, in South YorkshireLidl said the ‘worms’ were actually sinews and offered a refund as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ but Rebecca said she was sure that they were worms
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A ‘disgusted’ hairdresser’s romantic dinner with her husband was ruined after she claims to have found a live worm in her Lidl rump steak.
Rebecca Foster, 36, was cutting the fat off her 28-day matured rump steaks when she says she saw something ‘moving’ inside and found a live worm alongside four that were dead.
She had already taken a bite out of her planned Valentine’s Day dinner for her and her husband Simon, 39, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire and threw them in the bin when she discovered the ‘creatures’.
Rebecca Foster, 36, was cutting the fat off her 28-day matured rump steaks when she says she saw something ‘moving’ inside
Mother-of-three Rebecca claims the couple went without their dinner that night, as prison officer Simon admitted he felt ‘really sick’ and has vowed to boycott the supermarket chain.
Lidl said the incident had been investigated by their supplier and upon review of the photographs they said the ‘worms’ were ‘naturally-occurring’ connective tissue in the meat called sinews.
Rebecca, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, said: ‘It was really dangerous.
‘I wish I’d filmed it now. [One worm] was moving. The other ones weren’t moving.
‘There were at least four or five, depending on how long they were.
‘Dinner was ruined. I plated up the chips and mushroom sauce but my other half couldn’t eat it. I couldn’t either.
‘He doesn’t have a good gag reflex. He’s a 6ft 2 prison officer and he was like ‘I feel really funny Bec, I feel really sick’. He hadn’t even eaten any of it!
‘What about the other meat? It’s got to be an infected animal.
‘Something needs to be done – it’s out of order.’
Rebecca bought the rump steaks as she had enjoyed them before, planning to serve up a hearty meal of steak, chips and mushroom sauce on Valentine’s Day.
But the kitchen descended into chaos as she screamed out for Simon to inspect her sickening find before the pair were left hungry.
Rebecca said: ‘I have my steak medium-rare and it doesn’t need to be in for long.
‘Because I’m trying to be extra good to lose a bit of weight, so I thought I’d cut the fat off.
‘I cut the fat off and was like ‘what is that?’ I thought it couldn’t possibly be.
‘I was thinking ‘oh my word, no it’s not’. I just pulled it a little bit and threw it into the frying pan.
‘[The worm] was moving, it was all over. I shouted my husband and he was like ‘oh my god, get it out’.
Mother-of-three Rebecca claims she and husband Simon went without their dinner that night after their ‘discovery’
‘I cut the rest of it up and as on the picture, one of the worms was moving.. I’d had a bite of it before I saw that.
‘There was nothing in that bite. I’d made a sauce and not put it on yet.
‘I thought I’d remove the fat first and pop it on. If I hadn’t been extra good by cutting the fat off, I wouldn’t have seen it.
‘We didn’t have any dinner that night.’
Rebecca then contacted Lidl to complain but claims she is yet to receive an explanation of how the item made it on to the shelves of her local store.
She has now been left turning down her favourite food even from a local butcher in fear of making unwanted discoveries in there again.
Rebecca said: ‘I messaged Lidl on Facebook and they gave me case number and said someone would be in touch. To be fair, I got a message back quickly asking for the packaging number and a picture of proof.
‘They got back to me on Tuesday [22 February] to say they still had nothing and it was taking longer than usual for the manufacturers to get back. There was no apology.
‘I’m definitely not shopping there again. As much as I know it wasn’t in the crisps or fruit, I just can’t.
‘I went to my father-in-law’s yesterday and he buys steak from the butchers.. He said ‘I’ve got two nice steaks – do you want to take them for you and Simon?’
‘I said that I was fine thanks.’
After hearing that Lidl said the items were sinews and not worms, Rebecca remains unconvinced.
Rebecca said: ‘It was definitely moving. I don’t think the oil had affected it. It wasn’t like fat in a pan.
‘My husband agreed it was alive because I screamed and said ‘come here quick’. He flicked it then put it straight in the bin.
‘It was alive when I found it. The things in the meat definitely looked like worms as well. It was disgusting. When I googled tapeworms in beef, it came up with similar pictures.
‘As far as I’m concerned, I’m pretty certain it was a worm.’
A Lidl spokesperson said: ‘We were very sorry to hear of this matter. At Lidl GB, we work very closely with our suppliers to ensure that the fresh produce in our stores are of the highest possible quality for our customers.
‘Following contact from the customer, the matter was immediately escalated to our quality assurance team who have investigated with the supplier and can confirm that the images show sinews, which are naturally occurring.
‘Nevertheless, we were disappointed that, on this occasion, the product did not meet the high standards that both we and our customers expect.
‘We have therefore been back in touch with the customer to offer a refund and gesture of goodwill.’
