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    Spider mite found inside sealed cold drink bottle in Karnataka; here is video

    Synopsis

    In Tumkur, Karnataka, a live spider mite was found in a sealed green cold drink bottle. Previously, a human finger was found in ice cream and a dead mouse in Hershey’s syrup. In Palus, parents disposed of a dead snake found in a mid-day meal packet. Congress leader Vishwajeet Kadam raised the issue.

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    Amid rising case of unsual items found in food products, a customer discovered a spider mite inside of a sealed cold drink bottle in Tumkur district of Karnataka.

    As per the video available, the spider was found alive in a green cold drink bottle.

    The case comes after a human finger in ice cream, and a dead mouse in a bottle of Hershey’s chocolate syrup, dead rat in a bowl of sambar in Ahmedabad were discovered.

    Video:

    Earlier, a tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet distributed under the mid-day meal scheme meant for children aged between six months and three years at an 'Anganwadi' or a government-run nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district, prompting the authorities to launch a probe.

    The incident was reported by the parents of a child in Palus on Monday, said Anandi Bhosale, Vice-President of the State Anganwadi Workers' Union. Calling it a "serious" incident, Congress leader and Palus-Kadegaon MLA Vishwajeet Kadam raised the issue in the state legislative assembly in the ongoing monsoon session. He demanded a detailed probe into the incident and action against those responsible for it. District officials said the child's parents disposed of the dead snake after photographing it and sent the image to the local anganwadi sevika (worker).


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