Woman Finds 'Dead Mouse' In Hershey's Chocolate Syrup Ordered Online, Video Viral

When was the last time you found a dead mouse in a bottle of chocolate syrup? Shocked? Well, a woman went through the same trauma when she found a dead rodent inside Hershey's chocolate syrup that she ordered online via Zepto.

Prami Sridhar, and the discovery of a dead mouse in a bottle of Hershey's chocolate syrup has shocked the netizens and has since gone viral. This prompted responses from both Hershey's and Hershey's India.

She wrote, "Shocking discovery in my Zepto order. This is for your kind notice to everyone to open your eyes."

She expressed her dismay and warned others to be cautious with their orders. She said how she discovered the mouse after pouring the syrup and noticing hair strands, which led her to investigate further by opening the "sealed cap".

"We ordered Hershey's chocolate syrup from Zepto to eat with brownie cakes. We started with pouring with cakes, caught small hair continuously, decided to open. The opening was sealed and intact. We opened and poured in disposable glass, a thick and hard consistency of dead rat dropped down. By washing in running water for reconfirmation, it's a dead rat (sic.)," Prami said in her post.

Meanwhile, Hershey's has addressed the issue and are likely initiating an internal investigation to verify the claims.

Needless to say, social media users were furious at the multinational firm for their negligence and vented out their angst in Prami's comment section.

"You can sue them (Hershey) for this and report to food safety," a user said.

"It's the manufacturer's problem. If the product came with its seal closed, Zepto is not responsible for this," said another.

"Since the past few days, I am just horrified seeing so many unhygienic practices that I have stopped using so many packaged products and started eating only healthy and non packaged products I hope in future I can completely stop it. Our older generation lived a healthy life just because of it. Thank you for sharing," another concerned user wrote.

However, some users were witty enough to find humour in the entire saga.

"Basically they want us to leave all this and resort to 'ghar ki Kheer'", said one Saumya Joshi with a laughing emoji.

Prami also mentioned that family members who tasted the syrup fell ill and required medical attention, adding to the seriousness of the incident.

This incident follows another recent shocking food safety issue in Mumbai, where a customer found a "human finger" in an ice cream, highlighting a growing concern over the quality and safety of food products ordered online.