Sisters Say They Found Maggots In Candy Bar ("Felt it move in my mouth")

WFTV ^ | 4/30/05

[KidGlock]

[martin_fierro]

"When I think about it, I still feel it on my tongue," Castanheeira said. "I can't eat chocolate no more."

I knew we were dealing with a rocket scientist here.

[r5boston]

Mmmmm maggots, that's what I call Good & Plenty

[putupjob]

Should they be put in touch with the Wendy's finger lady?

[Dudoight]

Somehow, I don't think a chocolate bar is the right environment for flys to lay eggs. It just doesn't ring true to me. I hope we get a follow up on this.

[Blueflag]

Considering the temperature at which chocolate 'candy' is manufactured, it is highly improbable that a fly could plant viable eggs into the product prior to its being packaged.

Flies lay eggs into moist decaying 'food' or flesh so the larvae can survive when they hatch. Hard chocolate doen't fit the bill for fly larvae.

I have my cynical, disbelieving hat on for this one.

[OldSmaj]

...and there's a maggot walking around...

OK, OK, I've watched Fear Factor and I know they don't walk....right?

[ErnBatavia]

[arasina]

Maggot nougat?

[vetvetdoug]

Happened to me once with a Zero bar. No big deal, I took it back to the cashier and traded it for one without maggots. The maggots tasted like sugar, only crunchy little heads. I eat the worm in the bottle of tequila every time anyway.

[new cruelty]

Mm. Grub. Dig in.

[csvset]

Survey says.... BS

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Believe it or not..this did used to happen when Reese's cups were packaged with paper.

[vetvetdoug]

Post production contamination the likely source of the larvae. Tribolious confusum the most suspect of the origin of the larvae. The confused flour beetle will just about get into anything post production, especially anything wrapped in paper.

[beaver fever]

If the bar had a toasted rice filling or other grain filling it could be weavil larvae.

Fly maggots are a long shot unless it was chocolate covered beef jerky but I've never tried that.

[ikka]

Would be kind of a neat thing for a fisherman to have ... live bait for your hook and a snack, all in one!

[L98Fiero]

"Castanheeira said she bought the candy at a Shell gas station. She said all the candy is off the shelves because she went back and bought it all to see if it was infested."

What? That makes no sense.

I did find this:

RF Insect infestation / Diseases

Cocoa moths (also known in the US as almond moths) and meal moths may attack chocolate. Nut chocolate may also suffer attack from flour beetles and dried fruit moths. Occasionally, maggots are found in chocolate, particularly if it contains nuts or fruit.

http://www.tis-gdv.de/tis_e/ware/lebensmi/schoko/schoko.htm

[HiTech RedNeck]

Castanheeira said she bought the candy at a Shell gas station. She said all the candy is off the shelves because she went back and bought it all to see if it was infested.

huh? fishing for a lawsuit?

[csvset]

..and then felt something moving in her mouth. When I think about it, I still feel it on my tongue. Castanheeira said.

Soon we'll hear about a lawsuit from Mr. Castanheeira, claiming " a loss of intimacy ".