"I Simply Can't Eat It": Shock as Mysterious Blue Chip Found in Famous Potato Chips

Photo Posted on Social Media Stirs Controversy
Lay's to Conduct Ingredient Testing on Potato Chip

Controversy has arisen in China after a consumer posted on social media that they found an unidentified blue potato chip while eating the famous Lay's potato chips.

A Chinese consumer posted on social media that they found an unidentified blue potato chip while eating the famous brand Lay's potato chips. Weibo, China.

According to the Chinese media outlet China.com on July 14, the consumer posted on social media, "Why is it blue? Did Lay's ever release such a product? If anyone knows what's going on, please let me know," along with a photo, adding, "I simply can’t bring myself to eat it."

Local internet users who saw the post commented, "Perhaps a sample for identification purposes or a foreign object was mistakenly included during production," and "It doesn’t look like a promotional product. It’s my first time seeing something like this," among other reactions.

A Chinese consumer posted on social media that they found an unidentified blue potato chip while eating the famous Lay's potato chips. Weibo, China.

According to reports, the Lay's customer service center contacted the consumer and apologized for the incident. The blue potato chip will be sent to Lay's for ingredient analysis. Lay's offered to send the consumer a box of potato chips, but the consumer reportedly refused. The consumer explained, "My family and I ate the other chips and had no issues," adding, "I just want a refund for the one bag of chips." They also stated that they would like to know the cause and the ingredients of the blue potato chip.

This is not the first time there has been controversy in China regarding blue foreign substances found in products from major food brands. Recently, a blue foreign object was discovered in a hamburger patty at a McDonald's in Hubei Province, causing similar concern. At the time, an employee explained in an interview with local media, "The blue glove I was wearing during my shift touched the oven and melted, causing it to stick to the patty." While McDonald's apologized and proposed compensation to the customer, reports indicate that the two parties have yet to reach a concrete agreement.

A recent incident was reported where a consumer found a blue foreign substance in a patty at a McDonald's in Hubei Province. According to China's Weibo.

Meanwhile, Lay's is a brand owned by the global food conglomerate PepsiCo, which also owns Cheetos and Doritos. Lay's currently holds the highest market share in the Chinese potato chip sector.

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