Sasko halts production at plant where rodent was baked into bread
A Facebook post by a consumer discovering the rodent in the bread went viral.
Sasko says it has suspended production at the plant where a rodent was found in a loaf of bread.
This was after a Facebook user's post went viral, showing the shocking discovery.
She had purchased a loaf of bread at her local grocery shop in KwaZulu-Natal.
After getting over the initial shock, she sent an email to Sasko owner, PepsiCo.
She also returned the bread to the store where she purchased it and received a full refund.
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In a statement, Sasko said this is “an extreme and isolated, yet extremely regrettable situation”.
The company said it would also cease production at the factory until investigations concluded.
“We were shocked and devastated when a KZN consumer informed us that she found a rodent in her loaf of Sasko bread… we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience or discomfort that this incident caused…”