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Cereal Offenders: Family Find Large Security Tag In Box Of Shredded Wheat

A family that thought they'd found a toy inside their breakfast were disappointed to discover a broken security tag inside a box of Nestle cereal

An angry Deena Jackson after finding a sharp security tag in a box of Shredded Wheat (SWNS)
An angry Deena Jackson after finding a sharp security tag in a box of Shredded Wheat (SWNS)


An outraged mother claims she found a broken security tag in a box of Shredded Wheat.

Deena Jackson, 34, says she was having breakfast with her daughters when her youngest, Beau, six, opened the cereal packet and caught her finger on the sharp pin-line edge of the tag.

The full-time mother-of-two, from Gedling, Nottingham, said her daughters initially thought the piece of plastic was a toy after opening the Shredded Wheat bought at Asda.

But on closer inspection, it was found to be a tag that was broken on one side and has a sharp metal wire snapped off at the other end.

Deena's daughter caught her finger on the pin-like end of the broken tag. (SWNS)
Deena's daughter caught her finger on the pin-like end of the broken tag. (SWNS)


She said: ‘The end of the tag is really sharp like a pin, but it's got a sharp broken wire at the other end too. Kids thinking it's a toy are going to be spinning it round and they could get hurt.

Deena contacted the cereal company, Nestle to complain about the blunder, complaining the device could have done even more damage and was a choking hazard.

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She said: ‘I phoned them to express my concerns, but all they seemed to want was the box sent to them, and to reimburse me for the postage and have it forgotten about.

‘It just makes you wonder whether products are being checked thoroughly, especially for things that could be a choking hazard to children.’


Both Asda and Nestle have avoided blame for the mishap.

A spokesperson from Asda , where the cereal was purchased, said: ‘We're at a loss to understand how this happened, as all products are packed and sealed at the manufacturers’.’

Meanwhile, Nestle said: ‘A Nestle spokesperson said: "The images show a security tag that retailers use on high value products.

"We have asked the consumer to send the cereal box and tag so we can begin an investigation and liaise with the retailer.’