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Worthing teen finds worm in his doughnut

9:00pm Wednesday 16th September 2009 in


A teenager was stunned when he bit into a doughnut and found a live grub.

Paul Nicholls, 15, felt something strange as he bit into the treat before choking and coughing up the little creature.

Paul, a student at Worthing High School, was having breakfast with his family at their home in Northcourt Road, Worthing, when he made the discovery.

His dad, Tim, described the creature as being like a small pink worm or grub. He intends to return it to the newly-opened Morrisons supermarket, in Newland Road, to ask for an explanation.

He said the family were concerned what the grub is and want the supermarket chain to examine it.

Morrisons said it will investigate when the product has been returned to them.

A spokesman for Morrisons said: "The quality and safety of all the products we sell is of paramount importance to us.

“We urge the customer to return the product and foreign body to store or head office so we can carry out a thorough investigation and resolve this matter."

Comments(20)

TheInsider says...
9:15pm Wed 16 Sep 09

Doughnut for breakfast????
Good job there was some protein included.

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Bennn says...
9:18pm Wed 16 Sep 09

This is NOT a story! Come on Argus, there must be some more important things going on!

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Conor says...
9:28pm Wed 16 Sep 09

This is a worm. Do not eat it.
This is a warm doughnut. Eat it.

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kerryfee says...
10:54pm Wed 16 Sep 09

free protein, don't knock it. Doughnut for breakfast you need it !

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IKDRF says...
11:39pm Wed 16 Sep 09

Bennn wrote:
This is NOT a story! Come on Argus, there must be some more important things going on!
no but the family (assuming there was a grub in the doughnut) decided to tell them before morrisons... mmm...

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kkj says...
12:39am Thu 17 Sep 09

Were they described as 'suitable for vegetarians'?

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Tye says...
7:35am Thu 17 Sep 09

Bennn wrote:
This is NOT a story! Come on Argus, there must be some more important things going on!
How on EARTH can you claim this is not a story -
PLEASE tell us what constitutes a "story"?

Would an e-coli death satisfy you?

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Tye says...
7:58am Thu 17 Sep 09

IKDRF wrote:
Bennn wrote: This is NOT a story! Come on Argus, there must be some more important things going on!
no but the family (assuming there was a grub in the doughnut) decided to tell them before morrisons... mmm...
I got that impression to but started looking at the tenses - they have rushed to tell the argos BUT already have had discussions with Morrisons?

methinks somethink stinks - the spulink is often attroshious, but now cannot get ur grammar correct lbut happy to give the impression that the argus "gets the news first"?

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kumquat says...
8:24am Thu 17 Sep 09

I once found a small piece of metal in a sausage i was eating. I was relieved to be told by the supermarket that this was because the sausages contained a staple diet of iron. Are the family sure this little "pink grub" was not an extra-large hundred and thousand?

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Whitedot says...
9:19am Thu 17 Sep 09

I've always wondered what makes the holes in donuts

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The ghost of Osama bin there says...
9:52am Thu 17 Sep 09

I find it very hard to believe that a small live worm survived the deep fat frying that is used to cook a doughnut.
If it did, it deserves its freedom!

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BrightonBornandproud says...
10:30am Thu 17 Sep 09

kumquat wrote:
I once found a small piece of metal in a sausage i was eating. I was relieved to be told by the supermarket that this was because the sausages contained a staple diet of iron. Are the family sure this little "pink grub" was not an extra-large hundred and thousand?
looooool thanks that has tickled me on an otherwise dreary morning.

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censored says...
10:54am Thu 17 Sep 09

What's worse than finding a worm in your doughnut?

AIDS

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garyc says...
11:16am Thu 17 Sep 09

Tye wrote:
Bennn wrote: This is NOT a story! Come on Argus, there must be some more important things going on!
How on EARTH can you claim this is not a story - PLEASE tell us what constitutes a "story"? Would an e-coli death satisfy you?
Benn
If you dont like it dont read it,no-one forces anyone to read the argus
Just like thiose who critisise the spelling a nd grammar on here,if you dont like it dont read it

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kumquat says...
11:45am Thu 17 Sep 09

Hope it was a whole doughnut otherwise the lad might contract ringworm....

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jakiB says...
12:04pm Thu 17 Sep 09

A doughnut for breakfast - they're obviously into healthy eating then!

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wellsyuk says...
1:35pm Thu 17 Sep 09

Broken Britain=doughnuts for brekky

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tinkywinky says...
3:49pm Thu 17 Sep 09

What a non-story.

Now if it had been a donut found in a worm then it would have been news.

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Whitehawk Warrior says...
6:19pm Thu 17 Sep 09

jakiB wrote:
A doughnut for breakfast - they're obviously into healthy eating then!
Maybe he'd like to apply for a Bus drivers job?

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yorkie44 says...
6:46pm Thu 17 Sep 09

Was it a mealworm?

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