'You think a £20 voucher is going to keep me quiet?': Shopper is shocked to find what looks like a CONDOM in his Co-op redcurrant jelly (but is everything as it appears?)

  • Troy Hawkins from Northamptonshire posted a photo on Co-op's Facebook page
  • He had been offered £20 voucher but he said it wasn't enough 'to keep me quiet'
  • Supermarket claims that the mysterious object is just 'solidified white foam'
  • It offered a full apology to Troy, who said the issue was now 'resolved' 

By Imogen Blake For Mailonline

Published: 05:24 EST, 8 February 2017 | Updated: 05:54 EST, 8 February 2017

A customer was disgusted to find what looked like a condom in his jar of redcurrant jelly from the Co-op.

Troy Hawkins, from Northamptonshire, posted a stomach-churning picture of a suspicious looking white object encased in a jar of the traditional condiment on the Co-op's Facebook page.

He claimed he'd been offered a £20 voucher as compensation, but wrote on the page: 'What I find in a jar of your red currant jelly and you think a twenty pound vouchers [sic] is going to keep me quiet.'

But the Co-op insist that the object found in the jar is not a condom - just solidified white foam.

The disgruntled customer snapped this picture of the jar of redcurrant jelly - a sauce that traditionally accompanies roast lamb or venison - and the suspicious white object at the top

The disgruntled customer snapped this picture of the jar of redcurrant jelly - a sauce that traditionally accompanies roast lamb or venison - and the suspicious white object at the top

But other Co-op customers were less than convinced that the suspicious looking object floating at the top of the jar was just foam.

In a tetchy exchange between Troy, other disgusted shoppers and the person running the Co-op's Facebook page, one even accused the Co-op of staging a cover up as the supermarket's spokesperson explained how the foam could have formed the unusual - and disgusting - shape.

IS IT A CONDOM OR JUST 'FOAM'?

The image is a shocking one and the white object floating on the top of the jar certainly looks a lot like a condom.

But the Co-op said after a 'full analysis' that it's just 'solidified white foam' - and has explained how it came to look like the rubber contraceptive. 

The supermarket said that foam is often created when fruit is boiled in a high sugar solution to make a jam or jelly.

Usually, the supermarket uses an anti-foaming agent to control the foam levels. But it admitted that this time the anti-foaming agent did not stop foam from forming.

As the jar moved down the production line, it said that the movement of the jar caused the foam layer to roll and fold over 'in a way that resembled a condom'. 

But Troy made clear he was less than impressed with the supermarket's initial response as they spelled his name wrong and then failed to ring him quickly enough to discuss the issue. 

Yesterday though, Troy wrote a follow-up comment to say the issue had been 'resolved' - and even joked that the condom-shaped substance was 'a bit chewy'.

The Co-op offered a full apology. 

The Co-op insisted that the 'condom' is actually solidified white foam, created when the redcurrants are boiled in a high sugar solution

The Co-op insisted that the 'condom' is actually solidified white foam, created when the redcurrants are boiled in a high sugar solution

Several disgusted shoppers joined Troy in condemning the disgusting looking reducurrant jelly, but the supermarket offered a full apology to resolve the issue

Several disgusted shoppers joined Troy in condemning the disgusting looking reducurrant jelly, but the supermarket offered a full apology to resolve the issue

Other shoppers waded into the exchange between Troy and the person running the Co-op's Facebook page

Other shoppers waded into the exchange between Troy and the person running the Co-op's Facebook page

The MailOnline has contacted the Co-op for further comment. 

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