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| 'Arachnophobic family' finds giant huntsman spider in Woolworths salad mix | 'Arachnophobic family' finds giant huntsman spider in Woolworths salad mix |
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| As meat production depletes the world’s resources and compounds the changing climate, eating insects and other creepy crawlies might well be in all our futures. But one Australian woman came closer than the rest of us when she brought home a sizeable spider in her bag of salad greens. | As meat production depletes the world’s resources and compounds the changing climate, eating insects and other creepy crawlies might well be in all our futures. But one Australian woman came closer than the rest of us when she brought home a sizeable spider in her bag of salad greens. |
| Zoe Perry posted the video of the huntsman shifting around within the “Italian style salad” bag – with the on-screen caption “Jesus” – to Woolworths’ Facebook page on Thursday night. | Zoe Perry posted the video of the huntsman shifting around within the “Italian style salad” bag – with the on-screen caption “Jesus” – to Woolworths’ Facebook page on Thursday night. |
| Earlier that day, Woolworths and its fellow supermarket giant, Coles, had recalled several brands of lettuce mix linked to a gastro outbreak in Victoria. | Earlier that day, Woolworths and its fellow supermarket giant, Coles, had recalled several brands of lettuce mix linked to a gastro outbreak in Victoria. |
| Perry wrote: | Perry wrote: |
| Hi Woolworths, | Hi Woolworths, |
| Shopping as per usual for Italian style salad mix ... get it home ... Mum goes to open the packet and we are greeted by ... | Shopping as per usual for Italian style salad mix ... get it home ... Mum goes to open the packet and we are greeted by ... |
| Is this what’s actually behind the ‘salmonella’ callbacks? | Is this what’s actually behind the ‘salmonella’ callbacks? |
| Kind regards, | Kind regards, |
| An arachnophobic family | An arachnophobic family |
| It has since been viewed more than 3m times. | It has since been viewed more than 3m times. |
| Woolworths said in a reply that the supermarket chain was “very concerned about this ... and take incidents like this very seriously”, and encouraged Perry to message her phone number. | Woolworths said in a reply that the supermarket chain was “very concerned about this ... and take incidents like this very seriously”, and encouraged Perry to message her phone number. |
| Commenters responding to the video are divided over the spider’s right to be inside the bag of salad greens, and its right to live once outside of it. | Commenters responding to the video are divided over the spider’s right to be inside the bag of salad greens, and its right to live once outside of it. |
| Nathan Wilson said he was heartened by the presence of the huntsman because “clearly means [the salad] is fresh and clean of harsh chemical exposure”. He reminded his fellow Facebook users that “spiders are a part of life” and encouraged them to sympathise for it “as it’s [sic] temporary habitat had just been harvested”. | Nathan Wilson said he was heartened by the presence of the huntsman because “clearly means [the salad] is fresh and clean of harsh chemical exposure”. He reminded his fellow Facebook users that “spiders are a part of life” and encouraged them to sympathise for it “as it’s [sic] temporary habitat had just been harvested”. |
| He concluded his post with “on ya Woolies~”. | He concluded his post with “on ya Woolies~”. |
| One woman volunteered that she washed her vegetables and fruit in apple cider vinegar. | One woman volunteered that she washed her vegetables and fruit in apple cider vinegar. |
| “I would be washing mine in fire,” another user said. | “I would be washing mine in fire,” another user said. |
| A Woolworths spokesman said the supermarket took food safety very seriously, and detailed the “clear quality control guidelines” and “extensive process” that prepackaged lettuce goes through before being packaged. | A Woolworths spokesman said the supermarket took food safety very seriously, and detailed the “clear quality control guidelines” and “extensive process” that prepackaged lettuce goes through before being packaged. |
| He said Perry had been contacted and an investigation was under way: “We immediately sent a food quality expert to the processing facility to see what additional measures can be put in place to minimise the chance of this happening again.” | He said Perry had been contacted and an investigation was under way: “We immediately sent a food quality expert to the processing facility to see what additional measures can be put in place to minimise the chance of this happening again.” |
| The fate of the spider is not known. | The fate of the spider is not known. |
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