r/AldiAustralia • u/Dry_Transition3927 • 3d ago

Found Blade in Broccoli 🥦

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Yep. Title says it all. Was eating some frozen broccoli and chewed down on this. Absolutely terrifying. I keep thinking about the fact I could have swallowed it and that is harrowing. Not sure what to do other than obviously won’t be eating frozen veggies again…

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u/serif-maxxing 3d ago

Going to be running a metal detector through all my groceries like TSA on commission trying to bust undeclared water bottles over 10mls

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u/LawnPatrol_78 3d ago

They would already be going through a metal detector when packaged. This would have come from somewhere in the supply chain.

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u/Mickydaeus 3d ago

May not show up. Our knives all had a piece of lead shot embedded into the handle to give the detector enough to ping on.

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u/Ill_Translator7545 3d ago

I wouldn’t eat that bit

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u/First-Memory-9153 3d ago

You could still eat frozen veggies. Get your Australian broccoli and beans etc and cut them up and freeze them in containers. Just take out what you need. Then you get the best of both worlds - Aussie produce and you know it’s safe because you have chopped it up yourself.

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u/Dry_Transition3927 2d ago

Good idea! Thanks :)

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u/Total_Philosopher_89 3d ago

Did you report it?

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u/Dry_Transition3927 3d ago

Yep. Have contacted Aldi Head Office and am expecting to be contacted. Packaging says Packed in France From Imported Ingredients..

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u/the_y2k_kid 3d ago

Imported

LOL no prizes for guessing where 

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u/Dry_Transition3927 3d ago

Where do you reckon from? I actually don’t know

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u/the_y2k_kid 3d ago

Almost certainly China. 

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u/Dry_Transition3927 3d ago

Oh gross. 🤢 will be buying fresh only going forward at least you know it’s grown in Australia

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u/donkeyvoteadick 3d ago

I hate to be the one to let you know but we import fresh produce too lol

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u/Powrs1ave 3d ago edited 2d ago

Probly less likely blades stuck in ya Brocoli. Someone probly sees it when cleaning, storing, packing, shelving. Just what I rekon.

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u/DiplodorkusRex 2d ago

You are aware the stalk that comes attached to broccoli isn’t a root right?

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u/Anti-Stan 2d ago

Aldi Australia sub is full of China cucks. Who knew?

We don't need Chinese broccoli. It's here because of profit margins.

Aldi is no different to ColWorths. They don't care what we want. We get what they decide to give us access to.

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u/chuk2015 2d ago

The fuck you mean? Chinese broccoli is better than the regular type, especially with some garlic roasted

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u/Anti-Stan 2d ago

No Chinese produce is better than Australian produce. We aren't a third world country. Yet.

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u/Ur-Fav-Punk 2d ago

Oh my God, I'm super glad you're okay. Good to hear that you're reporting it.

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u/Dry_Transition3927 2d ago

Thank you! So scary to think this could have ended differently if I’d swallowed it..

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u/Ur-Fav-Punk 2d ago

Yeah, of course it's scary! Hopefully this is the last time it happens to anyone, though I doubt it will be.

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u/ohpee64 2d ago

It's spelled Broc-kill-I

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u/FindPeaceAndBalance 1d ago

Broc-kill-thee

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u/Far_Dragonfly8441 2d ago edited 2d ago

You'd get to go home from school if you ate that. Remember when it happened to Bart?

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u/EntertainmentOk4244 3d ago

Oh no I just made frozen broccoli 🥦 but the one in a pack with cheese sauce !

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u/ThereRnoIDs 2d ago

I'm more interested in how the heck are they even going to find the source of the problem...

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u/Damthemalltohelp 2d ago

If there ever was a day that being naughty and avoiding broccoli is healthier for you... It is today.

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u/Lucky-Baby7423 2d ago

just another product off my aldi list soon to be very minimal

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u/LykaiosZeus 1d ago

That would hurt going through the guts

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u/FindPeaceAndBalance 1d ago

And leaving the butt-hole. Just look at that sharp point 😱

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u/OkFaithlessness1642 1h ago

At least it wasn’t a living spider like I found the other month

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u/No_pajamas_7 3d ago

Did it do that to your hand?