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"The bug was imprinted on the underside of the chocolate bar"
3:11pm Monday 15th January 2007
Comments (54)TOP chocolate-maker Cadbury has pledged to investigate after claims a boy from Selby bit off more than he bargained for in his Dairy Milk bar.
Eleven-year-old Cameron Murray said he found a bug looking like a moth embedded in the chocolate.
Cameron, who lives at Barlby, decided he wanted a sweet treat so, after asking his mum, Sarah, he went to the fridge and picked a Dairy Milk from a Christmas selection box.
But he says he got a nasty shock - a bug imprinted on the choc bar.
The Barlby Hilltop Primary School pupil said: "I pulled back the foil and bit into the chocolate and then did the same again and saw it.
"When I saw the bug I thought I was going to be sick. I was just hoping that I had not eaten any of it."
Mum Sarah, 37, said: "I was on the phone to my mum, and he came into the room and said there was a bug in his chocolate bar.
"He started drinking loads of water. He told me he had eaten a bug and I thought he was having me on.
"But when I took the bar off him, I saw it.
"The bug was imprinted on the underside of the chocolate bar.
"It looked like a moth you would see in a display cabinet, with its wings outstretched. It is about the size of a thumbnail.
"I thought it was disgusting. It really is a bit horrible thinking bugs are in your food."
Sarah said she did not know where the chocolate came from, as the selection box was a Christmas present.
"It is a freak occurrence. It will probably never happen to us again," she said.
A spokesman for Cadbury said: "We are sorry to hear that Cameron has experienced this as it sounds unpleasant for him.
"We would ask his mother to return the bar to Cadbury as soon as possible so that we can carry out a full investigation and we will keep them fully informed."
Sarah is reporting the incident to North Yorkshire trading standards and will then return the chocolate bar to Cadbury.
Cameron said he was still looking forward to his next chocolate bar: "It has not put me off eating the stuff!"
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Barry Bethal, says...
3:22pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Sarah is reporting the incident to North Yorkshire trading standards
Get a life. Bet she calls the police too if she ever finds a hair on her pizza from the takeaway.
Alastair, says...
3:23pm Mon 15 Jan 07
aunty council, says...
3:29pm Mon 15 Jan 07
i nearly complained when i found a worm in my tequilla.
Marjorie Dawes, says...
3:34pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Terry Owston wrote:now now terry,you know what too much choc does to you.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM chocolate!!!!!!!
cake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MassiveYawn, says...
3:39pm Mon 15 Jan 07
moth, says...
4:12pm Mon 15 Jan 07
deb, says...
4:14pm Mon 15 Jan 07
GetALife, says...
4:21pm Mon 15 Jan 07
deb wrote:Honestly.....in some coutries insects are a considered a delicacy, infact I bet the protein content of the bar was increased and I doubt eating a moth is going to kill you. In fact I say more moths in choclate bars, frankly I'd rather eat a sugar coated Taratuala Hawk Wasp than eat a plain old choclate bar, you people are wimps.....
Come off it, that photo is pretty disgusting. It\\\'s the sort of thing that should not happen, Cadbury\\\'s should apologise and replace the faulty product.
thin man, says...
4:22pm Mon 15 Jan 07
< Nestle Boss >, says...
4:30pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Cadburys managed to steal our new "Fruit and Moth" flavour recipe and get it into Production two months before us!
moth, says...
4:30pm Mon 15 Jan 07
thin man wrote:Have you no feelings you heartless man? I think we should have more thin men in chocolate bars- see how you like it!!
We should have more moths in chocolate bars, perhaps then there won't be so many obese people.
Marjorie Dawes, says...
4:31pm Mon 15 Jan 07
deb wrote:its a common fact that there are parts of insects in chocolate...just that you cant see or taste them.
Come off it, that photo is pretty disgusting. It's the sort of thing that should not happen, Cadbury's should apologise and replace the faulty product.
its not as though he ate any of the moth anyway...another person wanting her five minutes of fame.
HELLO!!!!!, says...
4:32pm Mon 15 Jan 07
eh, says...
4:33pm Mon 15 Jan 07
HELLO!!!!! wrote:Allergic to eating insects? That's a new one.
Ok so this is hardly front page news but i know someone who is allergic to insects and although in this case it is not dangerous, it could have been a completely diiferent story, and if it was a christmas present it kind of ruins a childs vision of Santa!
Confucius, says...
4:34pm Mon 15 Jan 07
"Man who discovers HALF-moth in candy bar feels sicky all day"
silly woman!!!!, says...
4:35pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Marjorie Dawes wrote:Thats the biggest load of tosh i have ever heard, get your facts right before you go around spouting rumours you have heard!
deb wrote: Come off it, that photo is pretty disgusting. It's the sort of thing that should not happen, Cadbury's should apologise and replace the faulty product.its a common fact that there are parts of insects in chocolate...just that you cant see or taste them. its not as though he ate any of the moth anyway...another person wanting her five minutes of fame.
HELLO!!!!!, says...
4:36pm Mon 15 Jan 07
eh wrote:No...allergic to any bites ect but this would encourage a reaction.
HELLO!!!!! wrote: Ok so this is hardly front page news but i know someone who is allergic to insects and although in this case it is not dangerous, it could have been a completely diiferent story, and if it was a christmas present it kind of ruins a childs vision of Santa!Allergic to eating insects? That's a new one.
Bi (hundred) Curious?, says...
4:37pm Mon 15 Jan 07
paul miller, says...
4:42pm Mon 15 Jan 07
silly woman!!!! wrote:Over20 years working in product development for a major ,i can tell you it is not a myth.I think you need to get your facts right.
Marjorie Dawes wrote:Thats the biggest load of tosh i have ever heard, get your facts right before you go around spouting rumours you have heard!deb wrote: Come off it, that photo is pretty disgusting. It's the sort of thing that should not happen, Cadbury's should apologise and replace the faulty product.its a common fact that there are parts of insects in chocolate...just that you cant see or taste them. its not as though he ate any of the moth anyway...another person wanting her five minutes of fame.
Mothballs, says...
5:03pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Bi (hundred) Curious? wrote:Shouldn't think so. Mention Terry and all the comments get taken off.
Wonder if this story will make 200 comments?
When do we get this week's fat bloke story?
I once had a snail.., says...
5:06pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Their inspector visited the supermarket head office and packing plant, had massive entertainment and jollys, and wrote me a glowing letter saying what a marvellous supplier it was, and how it was SO RARE an occurence, and would never happen again.
The letter almost made me feel lucky having a snail!
The moral of the story? Well, writing a letter is a total waste of time - GO TO THE NEWSPAPERS AND GIVE THEM THE WORST PUBLICITY POSSIBLE!!
Moth not myth, says...
5:17pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Alastair wrote:The larvae (caterpillars) of many species of moths are used as food. They are a particularly important source of nutrition (protein, fat, vitamins and minerals) in Africa. In one country alone, Congo (Kinshaza) (formerly Zaire), more than 30 species are harvested. Some caterpillars are sold not only in the local village markets, but are shipped by the tons from one country to another. There are even processing plants where caterpillars are canned in Botswana and South Africa. In the rural countryside, they are usually dried in the sun before being sold in the market.
Extra protein, she should be pleased, at least the bug added to his nutritional intake for the day.
kt, says...
5:21pm Mon 15 Jan 07
moth not myth, says...
5:22pm Mon 15 Jan 07
http://www.bgci.org/worldwide/article/0276/
The boy in the article is lucky!
Boycott, says...
5:22pm Mon 15 Jan 07
History man, says...
5:25pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Cats, says...
5:33pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Lt Wijn, says...
5:47pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Clearly the most probably explanation is an Al'Qaeda plot to infiltrate the nation's chocolate supply and poison them with flesh eating moths that, once eaten, destroy the minds of the young.
x, says...
5:49pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Could have been worse. at least you got your chocolate, More than most people in Africa got this Christmas!
I bet his mother doesn't let him pick his sweets up off the floor wipe them clean and eat them either.
dan, says...
7:07pm Mon 15 Jan 07
dan, says...
7:09pm Mon 15 Jan 07
TG, says...
7:10pm Mon 15 Jan 07
nicki, says...
7:20pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Lee, says...
7:37pm Mon 15 Jan 07
nicki wrote:Hi, Nicki
your right. i spent 2 minutes reading the story and spent 20 minutes chuckling at the comments. this is good reading. brightend up my monday
:P
MR CADBURY, says...
8:19pm Mon 15 Jan 07
viper, says...
8:46pm Mon 15 Jan 07
See this kind of "contamination" daily these days for the sake of a quick buck. I'm sure Cadbury's will investigate this fully - if they ever get the chocolate bar back!
kl, says...
9:29pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Cats, says...
10:16pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Terry Owston, says...
10:30pm Mon 15 Jan 07
viper wrote:they have got no chance of getting the chocolate bar back,ive eaten it.
This is an alleged moth being found in a chocolate bar. It wouldn't surprise me if it was planted there, and this was just reported to the papers to get some backing for the story. See this kind of "contamination" daily these days for the sake of a quick buck. I'm sure Cadbury's will investigate this fully - if they ever get the chocolate bar back!
anymore unwanted chocolate can be donated to me via this crappy rag.
OOMPAH LUMPAH, says...
10:34pm Mon 15 Jan 07
kl, says...
10:38pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Cats wrote:I think it was newsworthy, and I do not think the possibility of somebody eating contaminated food is humorous. When Cadbury allegedly sold food contaminated with some food poisoning bacteria (was it salmonella?) everybody complained that we should have been informed earlier. About time we got together and took such issues seriously. Sorry to be so determined about this but food poisoning nearly killed me 5 years ago. It is a serious subject!
Come on kl lighten up.The story wasn;t really newsworthy and so people poked fun at it.
Jack, says...
10:53pm Mon 15 Jan 07
me-tuppence -worth, says...
10:57pm Mon 15 Jan 07
Professor Tomfool, says...
11:08pm Mon 15 Jan 07
kl wrote:Lighten up old chap. If all of the comments on here were deadly serious, they wouldn't be worth reading. I'm sure we are all shocked at the lad finding a moth in his choccy. However, for you to then post that we wouldn't be laughing so much if it was salmonella, no we wouldn't. In fact, if he had opened the wrapper to a man eating tiger, we wouldn't be laughing either. Fact is, it wasn't a tiger nor was it salmonella, it was a moth, and judging by the amount of invertebrates and insects my kids have picked up and scoffed over the years, I'm sure a moth in a chocolate bar is no big deal.
This was a story about a product being sold. The product was not, it appears, up to the required standard. If you came upon this website and it said "No fees are payable", and then you were charged, you would immediately complain to trading standards. This story is of the same moral value. I would hope that manufacturers are always aware that their products need to be as described. I wonder where some of you were educated, the university of "I'll post a stupid comment?". I suppose I'll now get some replies from that university!
I found a spider in a load of bread once, but didn't run to the press. I took it back to the shop and asked for a replacement, minus the spider. Common sense surely? I have to admit, the bread was not as described, as no added spiders were on the ingredients list, but we live in a world of all manner of creatures, great and small. It stands to reason that one or two will find their way into our sterile world and get gobbled up for their troubles.
It's the moth I feel sorry for.
A minute's silence for our deceased moth friend please!
Prof Tomfool
University of the Bleedin' Obvious,
Heslington East.
wildthing, says...
12:27am Tue 16 Jan 07
Tree Hugger, says...
12:36am Tue 16 Jan 07
I really feel for poor cameron when they tell him where his chicken comes from, what happens in slaughterhouses and that fish aren't shaped like sticks.
kl lass, says...
1:25am Tue 16 Jan 07
Lee wrote:well i used to just scroll over the 'silly news' now I look FOR the 'silly news' as the comments bring lots of laughs, a good start to the day....soooooo funny!!!
nicki wrote: your right. i spent 2 minutes reading the story and spent 20 minutes chuckling at the comments. this is good reading. brightend up my mondayHi, Nicki :P
Sayithowitis, says...
4:46am Tue 16 Jan 07
Boycott wrote:Go back to playing cricket that's the only place your gonna make an impact here - who really gives a complete toss about a bloody moth in a bar of chocolate. Get a life, buy a new bar and enjoy it. FFS.
I haven\'t bought a Cadbury product since their last problem - Jan2006 (also avoiding supermarket own brand as likely to be made by Cadbury) Why does no one pick up on these ossues and boycott a brand till it goes out of business, it\'s the only way to bring them to heel otherwise they will continue to abuse their market position and provide the customer with second rate product
Small boy eating moth, says...
9:42am Tue 16 Jan 07
FFS.
What does it mean?
Cosmic Hero, says...
1:56pm Tue 16 Jan 07
Small boy eating moth wrote:For F**ks sake...
Sayithowitis writes
FFS.
What does it mean?
cb, says...
4:48pm Tue 16 Jan 07
nicki, says...
7:41pm Tue 16 Jan 07
Stew, says...
7:20pm Thu 18 Jan 07
Cameron Murray with the moth he claims was found on a Cadbury's Chocolate bar
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Terry Owston, says...
3:18pm Mon 15 Jan 07