A woman’s ice cream treat took a horrifying turn when she discovered part of a dead lizard inside the cone she bought from a shop in Gujarat.
She had purchased four ‘Havmor’ ice cream cones from Mahalaxmi Corner in Ahmedabad’s Maninagar area for herself and her children. After eating half of her cone, she spotted what appeared to be a lizard’s tail inside the ice cream.
Soon after, the woman suffered from a severe stomachache and bouts of vomiting.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she is continuing to undergo treatment, officials said.
“We had bought four cones. We found this in one of the cones (pointing at the lizard’s tail). I have been vomiting constantly. Thankfully, my children did not eat this. If something happens, we will file a case against the company. Please check the products first before consuming anything,” the woman said.
The woman filed a complaint with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, following which the ice cream parlour, Mahalaxmi Corner, was sealed as it did not have a license under the Food Safety Act. A fine of Rs 50,000 has also been imposed on the ice cream brand Havmor.
“We received a complaint regarding a lizard found in an ice cream cone in the Maninagar area through the media. We immediately contacted the woman and found out she had bought Havmor’s ice cream cones from a shop named Mahalaxmi Corner. Our team inspected the shop and found it did not have a license under the Food Safety Act. We immediately took action and sealed the shop,” Dr Bhavin Joshi, an officer from the food department, said.
Officials said the ice cream cone was made at the Havmor Ice Cream Pvt Ltd factory in Naroda GIDC Phase 1. Samples have been sent for testing, and the company has been asked to recall the entire batch from the market.