'I was so disgusted, I gargled half a bottle of Listerine': KFC customer said he bit into a chicken drumstick and ended up with a mouthful of MAGGOTS

  • Martyn Bates said he bought three pieces of chicken from a branch in NSW
  • Mr Bates said he ate one piece immediately but kept the other two for dinner  
  • When he sat down to eat them, he said he ended up with a mouthful of maggots

By KHALEDA RAHMAN FOR MAILONLINE

Published: | Updated:

A builder said he was disgusted after he bit into a piece of KFC chicken and found live maggots crawling around inside.

Martyn Bates said he bought three pieces of chicken from a branch in northern New South Wales at 3pm one day earlier in March, the Gold Coast Bulletin reports.

Mr Bates said he ate one piece immediately but kept the remaining two in their packaging in his flexible cooler then in his fridge.

Martyn Bates said he bought three pieces of chicken (pictured) from a branch in northern New South Wales at 3pm one day earlier in March

Martyn Bates said he bought three pieces of chicken (pictured) from a branch in northern New South Wales at 3pm one day earlier in March

Mr Bates said he ate one piece immediately but kept the remaining two in their packaging in his flexible cooler then in his fridge (Chicken pictured)

Mr Bates said he ate one piece immediately but kept the remaining two in their packaging in his flexible cooler then in his fridge (Chicken pictured)

When he sat down to eat the two pieces for dinner at 9pm that evening, he said he ended up with a mouthful of maggots.

'I was so disgusted, I ended up gargling half a bottle of Listerine,' he told the Bulletin.

Mr Bates said the experience has put him off ever eating at that branch.

He's infuriated by the response he got from the store and the company, claiming that after days of trying to get an apology, he was offered a $20 voucher and told to delete a video he'd taken as evidence.

A KFC spokesman told the Bulletin that it was unlikely that maggots had made their way into the chicken in store.

A KFC spokesman told the Bulletin that it was unlikely that maggots had made their way into the chicken in store (Store not pictured) 

A KFC spokesman told the Bulletin that it was unlikely that maggots had made their way into the chicken in store (Store not pictured) 

When he sat down to eat the two pieces for dinner at 9pm that evening, he said he ended up with a mouthful of maggots

When he sat down to eat the two pieces for dinner at 9pm that evening, he said he ended up with a mouthful of maggots

The spokesman said studies show flies only deposit eggs in food at temperatures between 10 and 40C.

'We hold out raw chicken below these temperatures and our cooked chicken well above so again, it's unlikely this situation happened pre-purchase,' they added.

Mr Bates insists he didn't keep the chicken exposed long enough for flies to lay eggs.

'What would have happened if I'd just ended up in hospital with salmonella?' he asked.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted KFC for comment.

 

KFC

Most watched News videos