Aussie worker’s ‘disgusting’ find in his Woolworths salad

A worker on his lunch break was shocked to find a ‘disgusting’ insect in a pre-packed salad he bought at Woolworths.

Viraji Patel, 24, bought a salad mix at the supermarket’s Oakleigh store in Melbourne’s south-east on Monday.

During his lunch break he paired the Woolies salad with some falafel and dressing.

said Mr Patel he had enjoyed his food until he looked down.

‘I immediately started eating and while eating I noticed that there was something black in it. “When I looked closely, I saw it was an insect, and I was literally disgusted by it and immediately threw it away,” he said. Yahoo.

Photos of the black insect, believed to be a field cricket, show the unwanted visitor next to pieces of carrot and its falafel.

Mr Patel said the insect was about an inch and a half long.

‘I was disgusted. “The first thought I had was that I was glad I didn’t accidentally put that in my mouth,” he said.

After reporting the incident to Woolworths, he said the supermarket told him they would refund him $5.

Mr Patel said he told the shop he didn’t need the money, mainly because he is a vegetarian and doesn’t have much choice when it comes to food.

“They should raise the standards when they serve the whole of Australia and something like this happens,” he said.

“And I saw that it wasn’t just about me. More and more people have found bugs and insects in their salads.”

Mr Patel said he was ‘disgusted’ and wants Woolworths to raise their ‘standards’

A Woolworths spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia they take all customer feedback “seriously”.

“(We) understand that this must have been an unwanted surprise for this customer,” he said.

‘We have spoken to this customer directly and have investigated this with our team and supplier as a priority.

‘Our supplier has conducted numerous quality assessments on this batch of mixed lettuce leaves and found no foreign objects during processing. So this appears to be an isolated incident.”