A 93-year-old woman who suffered food poisoning for a whole week after eating a rice pudding that had mould in it is "lucky to be alive".
Etta Fokinther, from Worcester, had half of her favourite Asda treat before realising it had mould in it. Her great-nephew Terry Griffiths, 47, said 59p Ambrosia pot was still in date and didn't seem to have any damage to it when it was brought earlier in the day by her niece on December 5.
Terry said the pensioner was "lucky to survive the ordeal" as "the effect of it went through her like a Ferrari". The pudding "looked fine" when Etta first got hold of it, but when she started eating it she realised there was green mould inside the pot and was left suffering from an upset stomach for several days.
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