by Hayley Robinson

hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk

Supermarket chain Asda has ordered an investigation into claims of a toenail being found in one of its pizzas.

Shereena Pengelly claims she was having dinner at her sister's house in Kemsley when her brother-in-law discovered the offending object in to the Chosen By You deep pan pepperoni pizza at about 5.30pm last Wednesday.

The 24-year-old contacted the Sittingbourne Messenger on behalf of her relatives who do not want to be named due to embarrassment.

The mother of two, of East Street, Sittingbourne, said: "He was the first to bite in to it.

"He took a mouthful and thought it was a bit of onion as you do sometimes get a tough bit. He picked it out and held it up and was like 'what's this?'

"It was absolutely disgusting. He was sick all night and the following day.

"It says on the box it's topped with spicy tomato sauce, creamy mozzarella and sliced pepperoni - it doesn't say anything about toenails.

"I'm baffled how it happened. I know that when you work in a factory you have to wear boots, you can't wear flip flops or open-toed shoes, so how it got in there is quite worrying.

"My sister made a joke about them making pizzas with their feet."

Miss Pengelly took it back to Asda's store in Mill Way, Sittingbourne, the following day.

She added: "They said they were sending it off and it could take up to 40 days before I hear anything. They also refunded me the money for the pizza which was £1.17p."

A spokesman supermarket giant said: "We're at a loss to understand how this could have happened, but take any customer complaint very seriously.

"We are investigating with the supplier to find out what the object is and how it could have found its way into Ms Pengelly's pizza."