Woolworths: Mouse found eating biscuits in bakery aisle

IT’S enough to turn you off biscuits for a while. A shocked shopper was left horrified after noticing a mouse nibbling on some biscuits in the bakery aisle.

IT’S enough to turn you off your morning tea, or most biscuits for a while.

A shocked shopper says he will never buy baked goods from Woolworths again after noticing a mouse nibbling on some biscuits.

South Australian man Mickey Young was shopping at Woolworths Port Lincoln at the weekend when another shopper noticed a mouse eating a biscuit inside a display cabinet in the bakery aisle.

The scene Mr Young filmed. Picture: Facebook

Mr Young, who is a baker himself, began filming the mouse eating the sweet treat before it ran off.

Woolworths has launched an investigation and begun pest control following the sighting.

Mr Young told Channel 7 he wouldn’t be buying anything from the bakery section again anytime soon.

“It’s pretty dangerous because they hold a lot of diseases and stuff and that’s probably one of the worst things for a baker to see in another bakery”, he said.

Staff acted immediately and began cleaning the area, and got everything out of the cabinet.

Woolworths is investigating how the rodent came to be in the cabinet. Picture: Channel 7

The mouse made a quick getaway. Picture: Channel 7

In a statement, Woolworths said it was investigating how the mouse came to be in the bakery section and it had called in pest control services.

It wouldn’t be the first time an unwelcome visitor has found its way into our food.

Just last month, Woolworths was forced to pull broccoli from three suppliers off its shelves after deadly redback spiders were discovered hiding among the vegetables.

The withdrawal, which affected stores across Queensland and NSW, took place after two customers found the spiders inside their greens.

A Woolworths spokesman said at the time supplies of the vegetable would not be affected and the retailer was working to ensure it was receiving the best quality produce.

Mickey Young said he won’t be buying anything from the bakery section in future. Picture: Channel 7