More maggot claims for Aldi food as family finds grubs in eggs

ALDI has been hit by another case of maggots in food for the third time in a week — this time in eggs.

ALDI has been hit by another claims about maggots in food for the third time in a week — this time in eggs.

Eliza Lhuillier from Langwarrin said she bought Aldi eggs from the supermarket chain’s Cranbourne store yesterday.

When she opened the Lodge Farm free range eggs carton at home she discovered one egg was cracked and wriggling with maggots.

On closer inspection she found the use by date on the carton was February 7 — the day before.

The eggs bought from Aldi on February 8 with a use by date of February 7. Picture: Supplied

“How long were they actually sitting there for and how many maggots crawled on the other boxes?” she asked.

The eggs had been sitting unrefrigerated in a display box.

Ms Lhuillier said her concern was of other eggs being contaminated and she called Aldi to complain.

She said she was told she could go back to the store for a new carton of eggs.

“The lady that took down my details, she wasn’t shocked,” she said.

“I love Aldi but now I feel like I don’t want to shop there.”

An Aldi spokeswoman said a “high-priority” investigation had been launched with the store and supplier.

“We can reassure our customers that this is an isolated incident, with no other eggs affected and

no further complaints received by our customer service department,” she said.

Aldi’s independent Entomologist and Food Scientist Skye Blackburn said eggs could be damaged in transit and attract flies and larvae.

“So it is recommended that customers check the eggs (or any other food item) for damage before making their purchase,” she said.

Aldi did not respond to questions about why eggs that had expired their use by date had been sold.

Ms Lhuillier said she came across Jayne on Facebook, who yesterday told of finding maggots in Aldi-bought beef.

“I came across the other lady and said, ‘Oh my gosh, this happened to me’.

“She said, ‘Welcome to the maggot club’.

“I don’t want to be in the maggot club.”

Jayne said on Sunday she cooked butterflied beef, bought the day before.

She had taken two mouthfuls of the meat — cooked on the barbecue for six minutes on each side — before her teenage daughter said something was “wriggling on my food”.

“Mine was cooked a bit better — they were still there but cooked,” Jayne said.

Two days before that, Bill Johnson from Tooradin told radio 3AW his daughter found maggots in chicken tenders.

He said she made the discovery while eating the food on January 30.