Hair tie found in Sainsbury's mash from Attleborough store

Samantha Creasey, 57, from Great Ellingham, was enjoying a steak dinner with her husband on Wednesday when she found herself chewing on a hair bobble. 

Mrs Creasey had purchased the Sainsbury's potato, carrot and swede mash at her local store in Attleborough. 

The unexpected item was found while eating (Image: Samantha Creasey)

She said: "I wasn't looking at what I was eating as we were watching TV and I just thought 'what's that in my mouth?'

"It is absolutely foul, the bobble had a hair on it. I felt so sick."

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Mrs Creasey said she could not finish the rest of her dinner and the meal was wasted. 

She has since returned the product to the supermarket's customer service desk, where she was told it could take up to six weeks to receive a response to her complaint. 

The potato, carrot and swede mash was purchased from Sainsbury's in Attleborough (Image: Samantha Creasey)She added: "I'm absolutely mortified, it was not a nice experience.

"My husband works in food processing and we don't understand how this happened."

A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: "We have been in touch with the customer to apologise for her rare experience and offered a gesture of goodwill for the inconvenience."