Nombulelo Mkumla bought a loaf of whole wheat brown bread from a local shop in South Africa on her way home from work.
It was only when she was half way through it that she discovered what appeared to be a dead rat in between the slices.
A cross-section of the rat remained, with guts and dirty black fur exposed, where the rat appeared to have been cleaved into pieces during the slicing process.
Nombulelo shared her horror online, talking through her foul discovery and asking how the rodent could have found itself in amongst the food during production.
In the clip shared online, she opens two slices to show pieces of the rat on each side, as well as the animal’s hair, guts and tail.
She said: ‘I took the bread out of the fridge to make toast and noticed something disgusting and scary.
‘I took a picture and sent it to my friends, and one of them said: “FYI that’s a rat”.
‘I was in denial and suggested it might be something else, but the rat scenario made sense – it’s possible the rat got into the bread at the factory and for no one to notice.’
Nombulelo, from Durban, South Africa, discovered the rodent on 31 August.
She claims to have gone back to the shop to raise the issue and was allegedly told to complain directly to the supplier, PepsiCo.
She sent the brand an email alongside her video and images of the bread.
Nombulelo claims she was later contacted by a representative from PepsiCo over the phone.
She told local news: ‘This experience has been traumatic and disgusting.’
Cornel Vermeulen from PepsiCo South Africa said they are aware of the ‘isolated incident’, as reported by IOL.
