Horrified woman finds maggots in Ferrero Rocher

Rachel Vile was settling in for a relaxing snack of her favourite indulgent treats when she noticed something unsual about the Ferrero Rocher chocolates she was eating.

Having already devoured half the packet, the Bourbonnais, Illinois resident claims she was horrifed and disgusted to realise the entire box was crawling with maggots.

"Never eating these again!!!! This is what my roommate and I found," Rachel wrote on Facebook.

"Maggots in every single one. Ferraro Rocher what the hell?!?"

"I always bought these but this whole thing and I already ate half!?!?" Rachel wrote.

"My roommate caught it. I'm never buying from this company again. Share this so people are aware. Please!!!"

Rachel also said that the best before date on the box was March 6 2018, so the chocolates were well within date, and she was now in contact with the company.

In response to a similar case in 2015, the manufacturer of Ferrero Rocher then said that an infestation like this could only be due to incorrect storage or handling after the product had left the factory.

"Infestation is a problem which can occur during the storage and sometimes the distribution of food products when the products are not stored in ideal conditions," the company said via a statement in 2015.

"Ferrero has comprehensive pest management programs in place at each of its manufacturing facilities worldwide. In addition, at several stages during the manufacturing processes, insects would not be able to survive given the high temperatures and machinery used.

"Although we print proper storage instructions on all of our outer cartons and each consumer package, we have no control over the storage conditions and stock rotation policies of our distributors and retailers. Infestation can occur if the product is stored with or near infested food products or pet products.

"Pests, such as the ones in the video, penetrate nearly any type of confectionery packaging on the market today, except glass or metal."

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