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"But I certainly won't be shopping there again."

A spokesperson for the German supermarket said: "We were very sorry to hear of this matter and would like to sincerely apologise for any distress that this may have caused.

"Following the customer's initial enquiry the case was immediately raised to our Quality Assurance team who launched a thorough investigation with our suppliers.

"At Lidl, we pride ourselves on having thorough procedures in place to ensure that our products are of the highest possible quality for our customers.

"We are, therefore, disappointed that these expected high standards have not been met on this occasion.

"We are keeping the customer updated on the progress of this investigation, and upon its conclusion will share any results directly."