A mum was horrified to find the new bag of flour she’d opened to make a cake was crawling with insects.
Dani Stewart, 32, from Dundee, bought the 60p bag of flour three weeks ago from Tesco and put it in the cupboard unopened.
When she opened the packet after deciding to bake a carrot cake, she discovered it was crawling with bugs.
The mum-of-five complained to Tesco but was surprised to be told it was “normal”.
“I’ve never seen bugs in flour before,” she says.
Though she used to be a cake maker, the cleaning company owner says she’d never experienced finding insects in her flour.
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She says the first message she received from Tesco read: “From the picture you’ve sent, it looks like the insects you found are psocids. They’re common household pests and are completely harmless.
“They prefer to live in dark, warm, humid places and dislike light or disturbance. They’re often found in dry foods such as sugar, flour, powdered milk and semolina.
“I can confirm our own-label flour gets made in a clean, safe and hygienic environment.
