Carrefour, which has stores in several countries around the world, has also issued a full recall of the remaining cans of its Carrefour green beans after a man in the Haute-Savoire region of France contacted the retailer about his discover.
Vincent Kluska, who lives in the Haute-Savoire region of France, discovered the rodent head after going for a second-helping of the tinned-beans, French news outlet RTL reported.
The discovery comes just months after a man in the US claimed to have found a mouse in a can of PepsiCo manufactured Mountain Dew.
Carrefour told FoodQualityNews.com that the source of the contamination remains unknown.
Investigation continues
“Carrefour has been informed that a mouse’s head has been found in a can of Carrefour green beans. Our consumer service has been informed and an investigation has been opened in order to confirm where in the production process the head has come from and why it happened,” said Carrefour.
“Our traceability systems allowed us to contact the supplier, and Carrefour quality checks found that everything was okay. The investigation will continue.”
Kluska told RTL that he only realised the product was contaminated when the head fell into his pan.
“I looked more closely: it was a mouse’s head with a moustache and hair and a bit of body,” Kluska said.
“I couldn’t believe it, it boggles the mind. Sometimes you hear about things like that but when it happens to you, you can’t believe it.”
Carrefour added: “Carrefour has called the customer to apologise and thank them for informing us of this problem, and as a gesture of goodwill, Carrefour has proposed compensation for the customer.”
PepsiCo mouse
Earlier this year, a man in the US claimed he found a mouse in a can of PepsiCo-made Mountain Dew he bought from a vending machine.
He claimed he sent the mouse to Pepsi, but that the company destroyed the evidence. He later sought damages of $5,000.
PepsiCo fought the claims with a scientist’s opinion that the creature would not have passed the bottling process intact, adding that the mouse would have dissolved into a jelly-like substance instead.