Shopper finds foot in chicken breasts

The foot found in a packet of chicken breasts. Photo: Twitter
The foot found in a packet of chicken breasts. Photo: Twitter

A shopper in the US has taken to Twitter to shame a supermarket chain after she found a chicken foot poking out of a packet of chicken breasts.

Twitter user @Liiindseyyy412 contacted Safeway via Twitter to complain after making the horrifying discovery.

"Hey, @Safeway, does this look like 'chicken breast' to you? I'm vomiting", she tweeted.

The image was quickly shared online, prompting the supermarket chain to step in and promise a thorough investigation.

"Which location was this at?! #yikes #heretohelp", Safeway tweeted to the shopper.

Fear not though, the offending foot was found in an Arizona store.

Responding to media enquiries, Safeway said it was an error from the producer of the chicken breasts.

“We appreciate that our customer notified us about an object in a package of chicken breasts”, Safeway said.

“We have confirmed with the supplier that the object was a chicken foot, which is a product that the supplier processes and sells to other retailers. While the part does not pose a health risk, we are investigating how it became packaged in with our product. The package was removed from sale.”