Lidl launch investigation after mum claims she found a dead BAT in bag of sweets from the store
Claire MacPherson, 36, says she was disgusted by son Aaron's discovery
BUDGET supermarket chain Lidl have launched an investigation after a mum claimed her little boy found a dead BAT in his bag of sweets.
Claire MacPherson says her four-year-old son Aaron was tucking into gummy sweets his gran bought him as a treat from a Lidl store in Dundee.
The mum-of-two, 36, said: “When he got home and opened the packet he found a little bat stuck on to the sweets. It was absolutely disgusting.
“The customer service has been terrible.
"It’s horrendous. It’s scary to think what kind of diseases it could have.
“I also have a 14-month-old baby and if she had been eating the sweets then she would have put it straight in her mouth. I will not be stepping foot in that store again.
“My mum was up all night being sick just at the thought of it and my son still seems in shock."
Claire, of Stobswell, Dundee, explained Aaron had been staying with his grandma Francis.
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She said: “My mum had my son staying with her last weekend and took him to Lidl for some sweets.
Claire contacted the supermarket, but says nobody has contacted them to apologise.
A spokesman for Lidl told The Sun Online: "We were very sorry to hear of this matter. Lidl prides itself in offering customers high quality products at low price and we take feedback of this nature very seriously.
"We can confirm that immediate contact was made with the customer on Friday 2nd June, to request further information and provide assurances that details would be passed straight onto our Quality Assurance Department to investigate."
It’s not known what type of bat was found in the sweets.
A spokesman for the Bat Conservation Trust said it was possible that one of the creatures could make it into a small packet like this.
He said: “Bats in the UK are extremely small.
“We have 18 different types and the biggest are only the size of the palm of your hand.
“The smallest are the size of a thumb and baby bats are just the size of a 50p coin.”
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