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| A woman from Cornwall has found a dead mouse in a jar of curry sauce bought from a supermarket. | A woman from Cornwall has found a dead mouse in a jar of curry sauce bought from a supermarket. |
| Cate Barrett, from St Austell, bought the jar of Extra Special Tikka Masala sauce from a local Asda store. | |
| She discovered the rodent after she emptied the jar and noticed that the sauce was "a bit lumpy". | She discovered the rodent after she emptied the jar and noticed that the sauce was "a bit lumpy". |
| Asda said it was an "isolated incident" but added that it had apologised and the product was no longer on sale while an investigation was carried out. | Asda said it was an "isolated incident" but added that it had apologised and the product was no longer on sale while an investigation was carried out. |
| Ms Barrett said: "I just looked at it. It came out of the jar and I thought 'that's a bit lumpy'." | |
| She discovered it was a mouse after she "got out a spoon and decided to give it a poke". | She discovered it was a mouse after she "got out a spoon and decided to give it a poke". |
| In a statement, Asda said: "Whilst this appears to have been an isolated incident, we have immediately taken the product off sale and launched a full investigation to get to the bottom of how this could have happened. | In a statement, Asda said: "Whilst this appears to have been an isolated incident, we have immediately taken the product off sale and launched a full investigation to get to the bottom of how this could have happened. |
| "It goes without saying we're obviously very sorry and have apologised unreservedly." | "It goes without saying we're obviously very sorry and have apologised unreservedly." |
| The company added that it would keep Ms Barrett updated as the investigation progressed. | |
| Environmental health officers from Cornwall Council said that they were also investigating. | Environmental health officers from Cornwall Council said that they were also investigating. |