Reading the plethora of fun food news each week is just one of the perks of editing Food Dive. From deadly animals to mysteriously disappearing crops, below are some interesting reads from the past five days.
Halloween came a little early for one Waitrose shopper when he found a Brazilian Wandering Spider – the deadliest spider in the world – in a package of bananas, along with hundreds of spider eggs. Waitrose said in a statement that it has apologized to the man.
Fireball whiskey is being recalled in a number of European countries due to having too much of a chemical found in antifreeze. In other Fireball news, these wedding attendees certainly enjoyed the drink.
A man with farms in both Indiana and Illinois insists that $18,000 worth of soybeans are missing from his farm in East Dubuque, IL. The local police are on the case.
You may have never eaten a real blueberry
Apparently, some “blueberries” commonly found in baked goods and breakfast snacks were never blueberries at all, only a compilation of sugar, corn syrup, and food dye. The Huffington Post put together a list of blueberry products without actual blueberries.
Tesco might have made (another) huge mistake
Looks like Tesco’s accounting troubles are only part of its worries. A photo of a Tesco Buttermilk carton in Ireland containing phallic imagery is turning heads. An honest mistake or a clever marketing ploy? We may never know.