A woman has shared a horrifying video of a dead mouse found in a bottle of Hershey's chocolate syrup ordered via Zepto. Prami Sridhar said three of her family members drank the contaminated syrup and one had to seek medical treatment after eating it.
In a post on Instagram, Sridhar also shared a horrifying video of a dead rat found inside chocolate syrup. He said that his family had ordered the syrup through Zepto to eat with brownie cake. However, while pouring it, they noticed tiny hairs in the syrup.
The family emptied the bottle into a disposable cup and made a horrifying discovery – there was a dead rat lying in the chocolate syrup. They washed it under running water to confirm that it was indeed a dead rat.
You can take a look at the video below:
Sridhar said that he tried to lodge a complaint but got no response. He also said that three girls had consumed the syrup before this horrific incident. Two of them did not show any external symptoms, while one girl fainted and was rushed to the hospital. She has now fully recovered.
“This is extremely worrying and unacceptable. We are concerned about the health risks and lack of quality control,” Sridhar wrote on Instagram, urging a proper investigation into what went wrong. He also cautioned his audience to be extra cautious with packaged food and double-check the food given to children.
Hershey's Response
The video has gone viral with over 5 million views since it was shared on May 29.
Among many comments, Sridhar also received one from Hershey.
“Hi, we're so sorry to see this. Please send us the UPC and manufacturing code from the bottle to [email protected] with reference number 11082163 so a member of our team can assist you,” the company wrote in the comments section of the Instagram post.
Hindustan Times has sought a statement from Hershey and this copy will be updated upon receipt of a response.