Defected candy

[You Are Guilty]

I didn't notice the maggots right away, as they were not the average sized maggots. They were very small in size. I should not be responsible for examining purchased products---it is up to the sellers and/or manufacturers to ensure consumers that the products they sell are good....
The manufacturer and store chain failed its consumers in this case....

See, that's where you have a problem. Despite what you think, manufacturers do not have any duty to warn you of "open and obvious" dangers - the law presumes that people should be at least able to discern the obvious.

 

[panzertanker]

I think the obvious question is, if you saw there were maggots in it, why did you continue to eat?

(And if you didn't notice the disgusting, slimy, creepy maggots in your candy prior to eating them, why not? Whose fault is it that you weren't paying attention?)

I too find it odd that you ingested the maggots and did not notice that their texture was not the same as the candy you were eating.....

If I bit into a sandwich and tasted something inconsistent with what I was SUPPOSED to be eating, I would have stopped immediately and looked.
I guess I could sue subway b/c their bread is not always fresh, but partially stale and mkes me enjoy the sandwich less.....dunno?

 

[panzertanker]

I didn't notice the maggots right away, as they were not the average sized maggots. They were very small in size. I should not be responsible for examining purchased products---it is up to the sellers and/or manufacturers to ensure consumers that the products they sell are good....
The manufacturer and store chain failed its consumers in this case....

Also, under normal circumstances maggots eat rotting flesh, that is one of the reasons I use them in wound debridement. Were you eating a meat lollipop?

 

[rmet4nzkx]

What type of candy, one with nut meats or fruit? A number of small worms or weevils can innocently make their way into the food chain. Sailors used to have a saying about weevils which sometimes infested the stored flour, "You feed them, you eat them". Foods are inspected at different points along the line, but on occasion, one slips through. It is far easier inspecting each nut you crack rather than huge bags of nuts used in candy making. A maggot's life span is different than that of a weevil or worm infecting a nut meat or fruit. It sounds as if you did not injest a maggot but rather a weevil or worm. When I ingested the worm in the grape I didn't see it, I noticed an unexpected "protein" taste and removed it, knowing it was not going to cause any harm, my psychological attitude protected me. I have learned to make a joke out of it. Contact the candy maker and provide the package information and sample if you still have it so they can investigate and see if their suppliers are providing contaminated shipments. Most likely the candy you ate the other day was made some time ago as chocolate in candy is usually aged. Most likely either the store or candy maker will provide some compensation.

Was it a Tequila flavoured lollipop, which containd a real edible worm?

 

[ENASNI]

well

I still say look at Hubby.
Sue him...
See ya later in Divorce forum.

 

[scoleman]

What type of candy, one with nut meats or fruit? A number of small worms or weevils can innocently make their way into the food chain. Sailors used to have a saying about weevils which sometimes infested the stored flour, "You feed them, you eat them". Foods are inspected at different points along the line, but on occasion, one slips through. It is far easier inspecting each nut you crack rather than huge bags of nuts used in candy making. A maggot's life span is different than that of a weevil or worm infecting a nut meat or fruit. It sounds as if you did not injest a maggot but rather a weevil or worm. When I ingested the worm in the grape I didn't see it, I noticed an unexpected "protein" taste and removed it, knowing it was not going to cause any harm, my psychological attitude protected me. I have learned to make a joke out of it. Contact the candy maker and provide the package information and sample if you still have it so they can investigate and see if their suppliers are providing contaminated shipments. Most likely the candy you ate the other day was made some time ago as chocolate in candy is usually aged. Most likely either the store or candy maker will provide some compensation.

Was it a Tequila flavoured lollipop, which containd a real edible worm?

Thank you all so kindly for the valuable input. It may have been worms instead of maggots. They were very small in size, maybe about a fifth of an inch long. I did call the manufacturer and they stated it was not caused by them, as they store candy in really warm temperature. The candy, according to the manufacturer, may have been either stored at different temps (melted and then hardened again) or stored too long. She did state that usually compensation is given by the store who sold the candy. In my case, this is the third time this happened to me....although with different products and at different stores. One of the three times I was sold a jar of baby food the my now 1 year old daughter ate (the expiration dates on those jars are really, really small). I later found out that there was an expiration date dated 2003, 2 years ago. IT's really not about monetary gain for me---but rather the principle----I need to know that what I purchase with my hard earned money is of good quality. I don't think I'm being very unreasonable....