Warning over chicken salad sold by major supermarket after woman finds COCKROACH

By EMILY STEARN, SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE

Published: 10:16 BST, 21 May 2025 | Updated: 10:40 BST, 21 May 2025

A repulsed woman has claimed she found a dead cockroach lurking inside her Costco salad, leaving her feeling nauseous.  

Amberleigh Webb from east London said she was treating herself to a chicken Caesar salad when she allegedly made the gruesome discovery. 

After tucking into her meal in April, the 23-year-old said she saw the bug and ‘screamed’.

The cockroach looked like it had wings and she immediately ‘felt so sick’, running to the bathroom to immediately rinse her mouth out with water.

In stomach-churning images posted on social media, the revolting bug is also seen hidden on the side of the salad.  

Ms Webb, who works in events, claimed she then made a complaint to the Costco branch in Chingford, East London, and was given a full refund of £5.

Recalling the horrifying moment she made the discovery, she said: ‘It was moments after leaving the store and when I went in for my third bite, I saw the bug and screamed.

‘I was so shocked couldn’t believe I saw a bug. It looked like a cockroach but had wings on it.

‘I felt so sick and I had to get water to wash my mouth with. I was very close to throwing up due to the disgust.

Amberleigh Webb (left) from east London, said she was treating herself to a chicken Caesar salad when she allegedly made the gruesome discovery

After tucking into her meal in April, the 23-year-old said she saw the bug and ‘screamed’

The cockroach looked like it had wings and she immediately ‘felt so sick’, running to the bathroom to immediately rinse her mouth out with water

‘I felt so violated. I actually cried because I was so disgusted. We looked it up and we believe it’s a German cockroach.’

She added: ‘It’s put me off eating any food from there. I will never buy any food from Costco again.’

MailOnline has approached Costco for comment. 

But it is not the first time the warehouse supermarket has come under fire with worm allegedly even found in their fish. 

Last year, a Costco shopper living in Oregon in the US, said she was shocked to find a roundworm in one of her newly purchased eggs.

The buyer, who’s known as @xiomis95 on TikTok, posted a video showing the worm wriggling in the bowl of freshly cracked eggs. 

Another woman from Maryland, also claimed she once found a live worm in cod fish she bought from Costco.

Emily Randolph shared the video to her Facebook page that showed the live worm climbing up the inside the package of cod underneath the protective cellophane wrapping. 

Brits suffer around 2.4million cases of food poisoning every year, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), costing the UK up to £9 billion each year.

In the US, meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates around 48million fall sick with food poisoning annually.

Of these 128,000 are hospitalized. It also proves fatal in around 3,000 cases. 

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Warning over chicken salad sold by major supermarket after woman finds COCKROACH

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