Myrtle Beach woman hospitalized after finding baby rodent in seafood can, lawsuit says
A Myrtle Beach woman said she opened a can of sardines and found a baby rodent inside, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
Stephanie Armstrong — who filed a lawsuit against Tri-Union Seafood, LLC, the company that owns Chicken of the Sea — claims she opened and ate one can of sardines in November 2017, and when she opened the second can, she found a baby rodent, the lawsuit states.
Gene Connell, Armstrong’s attorney, said his client was hospitalized after ingesting the first can of sardines. Armstrong suffered “severe and grievous injuries” that required her to have emergency medical treatment, according to the suit.
The company failed to use proper care in the production, handling and inspection of the food, the lawsuit states.
Representatives with Tri-Union Seafood could not be reached in time for this report.
This story was originally published January 17, 2019 at 3:47 PM.
