WA man finds live frog in sealed bag of lettuce at Woolworths

A Western Australian man discovered a live frog inside a sealed bag of supermarket lettuce while preparing a weekend dinner, prompting an investigation by the retailer. The incident occurred in the town of Esperance.

Rhys Smoker was making a meal on Saturday when he spotted the amphibian among the leaves in a plastic bag purchased from a local Woolworths supermarket, according to his housemate, Laura Jones. Jones said Smoker initially struggled to convince others in the house, but he brought the bag into the lounge room to show her and her partner, Billy Le Pine. The group then named the frog Greg before releasing it at a nearby pond, playing music by the animated character Crazy Frog as a send-off.

Woolworths stated the discovery was an isolated incident with no other similar cases reported. The company apologized to the household, provided a replacement bag of lettuce, and said its teams are investigating the matter with suppliers as a priority.

This is not the first time wildlife has been found in Australian supermarket produce. In a separate incident five years ago, a shopper encountered a non-venomous diamond python on a shelf in a Sydney Woolworths. In 2021, a customer at...