Soldato
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News to me, bugs in flour is a known thing? Eggs can't be filtered out of the flour then they hatch, so you have buggy flour.
Free protein in picked blackberries i can handle, these i'm not so sure.
Discovered 3 of these little worm things in a pack. Another pack i bought at the same time, same type, same store, stored next to each other in a cupboard that is dry, bought 4 to 8 weeks ago. I think i bought 3 packs in total, maybe 4, which have been used with no issue either.
Knowledgeable bakers, what's your take?
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Yes they're alive a wriggling.
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So i emailed the company prior to this post as never knew it was a common thing. I got a lengthy second reply after giving batch number etc and pics. They said they have a variety of checks, minimal storage time, and recorded stored samples, as well as an entoleter machine which cleans the flour during milling. They were confident in the contamination being elsewhere and advised a refund at the store. Reckoned it was moth larvae. Props to Tesco who were on the case right away with a manager, and i was casual about the approach at customer services even. Didn't even need a receipt, just the clubcard, and i made the purchase over a month ago. Been a while since i've witnessed consumer customer services being that impressive.
Free protein in picked blackberries i can handle, these i'm not so sure.
Discovered 3 of these little worm things in a pack. Another pack i bought at the same time, same type, same store, stored next to each other in a cupboard that is dry, bought 4 to 8 weeks ago. I think i bought 3 packs in total, maybe 4, which have been used with no issue either.
Knowledgeable bakers, what's your take?
Edit:
Yes they're alive a wriggling.
Edit.
So i emailed the company prior to this post as never knew it was a common thing. I got a lengthy second reply after giving batch number etc and pics. They said they have a variety of checks, minimal storage time, and recorded stored samples, as well as an entoleter machine which cleans the flour during milling. They were confident in the contamination being elsewhere and advised a refund at the store. Reckoned it was moth larvae. Props to Tesco who were on the case right away with a manager, and i was casual about the approach at customer services even. Didn't even need a receipt, just the clubcard, and i made the purchase over a month ago. Been a while since i've witnessed consumer customer services being that impressive.
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