Dead shrew in bottle of milk
A local dairy company was fined £15 in February 1967 after a dead shrew was found in a bottle of milk.
The bottle had been purchased by a shopkeeper in Cushendall. It contained not only milk, but the body of a shrew.
It was stated that the animal had been dead for some time.
The company was fined for retailing a bottle of milk which was unfit for human consumption.
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Hide AdResident Magistrate at Carrickfergus Magistrates Court, Mr J G Fox said: “This is a matter of great concern. It is a most disturbing case.”
Counsel for the defendant said it was a most modern and efficient company and that the case had been the result of a simple human error.