A Nestlé Lean Cuisine “meal in a bowl” held an unwelcome surprise for a Blackbutt woman when she discovered a large lizard’s head among the pre-packed vegetarian ravioli.

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The mother of four, who wished to remain anonymous due to fears that she would become known as the “lizard lady”, said she’d chosen the frozen dinner in a bid to regain her figure after recently giving birth.


Describing the moment when she discovered the surprise, she told the Illawarra Mercury: “We weren’t sure at first whether it was a lizard or a frog, but on closer inspection, we decided it was definitely a lizard.


“This wasn’t your normal, garden variety lizard. I’m worried about where the rest of it is.”


A Nestlé spokesperson told the Illawarra Mercury that the company has “zero knowledge” of the incident, but that the meal was probably prepared at its plant in Packenham, Victoria.

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