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Michigan Woman Finds Live Frog In Package of Spinach
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By Ben Hooper
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Michigan family made a surprising discovery in their sealed package of spinach -- a live frog.
Amber Worrick of Southfield said she bought the pack- age of Earthbound Farms Organic Spinach from the Meijer store on Telegraph Road in Southfield and her daughter exam- ined the package at home.
"My daughter was screaming, she was like 'Oh my god, it's a frog,' and I was like, 'What?'"
Worrick told WJBK-TV.
Worrick said she is relieved the frog was discovered before the spinach became a meal.
"Just thank God I didn't eat the frog," she said.
Worrick returned the package to the store, which issued her a refund.
"The frog was carefully relocated to a new home outdoors," Meijer said in a statement to the Detroit Free Press. "This product came from Earthbound Farms, one of the many farms Meijer partners with across the country to stock the fresh-
est produce, deliv- ered to our stores daily. We have provided the cus- tomer a refund."
Taylor Farms, Earthbound Farms' parent company, said an investiga- tion has been opened.
"We are in direct communication with our customer partner and the consumer to express our apolo- gies," the company said in a state- ment. "Food safety and consumer experience are the top priorities for us and we are looking into how this hap- pened and how this can be pre- vented in the future."
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