A stomach-churning video has emerged of a woman unwrapping Ferrero Rocher chocolates to find squirming maggots inside – after she had eaten half of the box.
Rachel Vile, from Bourbonnais, Illinois, claimed she spotted the creepy crawlies after she and her roommate tucked into the posh treats.
Footage shows Ms Vile peeling back the gold foil from several of the not-so-tasty morsels to reveal larvae wriggling on ‘every single one’.
Her video has had 40million views since she posted it on Facebook last week, with many viewers expressing their disgust at the alleged discovery inside the hazelnut, wafer, and milk chocolate treats.
Carol Wever said: ‘I’ve always given them out for gifts! I love them… but never looked for or expected they were full of maggots!’
Jordan Carver added: ‘I’ll stick to chocolate fingers.’
While Carol Thomas said: ‘That’s awful. This is so disgusting.’
Ms Vile, whose social media profile says she is a US Navy technician, captioned her video: ‘Never eating these again! This is what my roommate and I found. Maggots in every single one. I already ate half.’
The luxury chocolate makers are investigating Ms Vile’s complaint, and told customers to make sure they are storing their chocolates with care.
Not-so-tasty morsels: Rachel Vile from Bourbonnais, Illinois, spotted these creepy crawlies after she and her roommate tucked into Ferrero Rocher chocolates
Footage shows Ms Vile peeling back the gold foil from several of the luxury treats – made from hazelnut, wafer, and milk chocolate – to reveal larvae wriggling on ‘every single one’
A Ferrero spokesman told MailOnline: ‘We would like to reassure everyone that at Ferrero, we pride ourselves on the quality of our products and have strict quality control procedures in place throughout our operations.
‘Our products need to be stored carefully to preserve their characteristics and we advise specific storage conditions on the product packaging and on our Ferrero Rocher website.
‘We take every consumer issue seriously and are already in contact with the consumer to investigate this matter fully.’
Ferrer-no thank you: Many chocolate lovers expressed their disgust at the discovery. Ferrero are investigating and told customers to make sure they are storing their chocolates with care