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Yogurt sample turns out to be bottle of paint

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-04-11 09:47

A woman got sick after she ate a container of yogurt that turned out to be a sample bottle filled with paint.

Zhu, a teacher, bought the yogurt last Friday at a store in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and grabbed the first container of yogurt she saw.

The salesgirl gave her a straw and Zhu took two sips and realized it tasted strange. The staff told her it was a new flavor.

Later, they found that the bottle was a sample filled with paint. The woman had to go to the hospital after she felt strange in the throat and stomach.

She was treated and has since asked for compensation from the dairy company. The company told police that Zhu took the sample intentionally because she has other motives.

(Nanfang Daily)