'There's a mouse in my soup'
Heinz is considering legal action after a woman claimed she found a dead mouse inside a can of soup.
Therese Oulad, 49, claims the mouse was floating on top of her Cream of Tomato soup.
She told the Sun: "I almost threw up - it was horrific. I thought I was hallucinating when I saw this black creature standing up in my lunch."
The tin of soup was bought for her by a friend from a Safeway near her home in Northolt, West London.
But Heinz spokesman Michael Mullen said: "This is a completely unsubstantiated allegation and we are shocked that such a story was published without any investigation or validation by a government authority.
"If as expected the mouse was placed in the soup outside of Heinz's control, we will review our legal options."
Mr Mullen added: "It's virtually impossible for this incident to have occurred."
All soup cans were upside-down during processing and compressed air was blown in to clear any debris. The soup was sieved and the can immediately sealed.
He added: "We are confident once the product is examined it will turn out the animal was not present during processing."
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If not croutons maybe some Cream of Vermin soup???
