Disgusting moment maggots are seen crawling over KFC chicken meal which put five-year-old boy in hospital

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy has been rushed to hospital after eating a piece of KFC chicken covered in maggots.

Police in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas released a stomach-churning video which shows maggots crawling all over a half eaten fried chicken inside a KFC box.

They said a woman contacted the department through their Facebook page and shared a clip of the contaminated chicken her son tucked into.

She claims they were served the meal from the KFC branch in West Helena, Akansas, US on October 2.

The mum told cops she took her tot to the emergency room after he began gagging and throwing up.

He was later admitted to hospital where he is now being treated for food poisoning.

She told police she contacted the manager of the fast food branch, but did not receive a response.

A police spokesman told Fox13 said although the incident is not a criminal matter, the force chose to release the video to make the public aware of the dangers of eating out-of-date food.

A KFC spokesperson said: KFC follows strict food safety and handling procedures and works closely with local and state Health Departments to ensure the safety of our food and health of our guests.

"In fact, a few days before, as well as immediately after we learned of this allegation, the Health Department conducted thorough investigations at the restaurant and found no evidence of temperature issues, pest issues, spoiled food, or any other issues of concern.

"Our chicken is inspected and hand-breaded in our kitchens by expertly trained cooks before being cooked to a temperature of 165F or higher, and hot-held at a temperature above 140F.

"Due to these strict procedures we have in place, we are confident that this did not occur while the food was still inside our restaurant."

Earlier this year, another mum found a maggot like creature in sweetcorn bought for her 18-month-old daughter from KFC.

Jennifer Henderson claims she found the creature in sweetcorn from a Birmingham branch of the fast food chain.

She said: “I went into KFC in Barnes Hill in Birmingham, ordered a meal for me and my daughter and bought it home.

“I cut the sweetcorn up for my 18 months-old-child to discover there was a maggot in there.

“I didn’t eat any of the food and took it back to report to the manager.

“They said the food comes in frozen. I said that they have to cook the food and wrap it up.

“This is disgusting and unhealthy. They offered me a free meal which I refused.

“I said I feel sick as my baby daughter could of eaten it. No way will I ever be eating here again and I will be reporting it.”

A KFC spokesman said: “This is a corn borer and on very rare occasions this can happen when dealing with fresh, natural produce.

“We are really sorry for Jennifer’s experience and offered her a refund which was accepted in store.”

A corn borer, also known as the European high-flyer, it is a pest commonly found mainly in maize.

The bugs damages the ears and stalks of corn as well chewing tunnels through the vegetable.

Female corn borer moths lay clusters of eggs on the corn leaves.

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