A Maine woman says she was eating a salad when her fork hit a 3-inch lizard
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman who prepared a salad says she realized after a couple of bites her fork was stuck in a 3-inch lizard, minus the tail.
After vomiting and getting over her shock, Michelle Carr, a nurse from Kittery, Maine, said she feared she could have ingested harmful bacteria. A biologist friend believes she found a blue-bellied lizard from California.
A Kittery mother found a dead lizard in her bag of lettuce from Shaw’s. My story for @seacoastonline https://t.co/aXW8C3z7rS
Photo cred. @photorichierich pic.twitter.com/KYtXBYmHNT
— Alex LaCasse (@LaCasse_Journo) February 5, 2018
Carr said she bought a bag of store-brand romaine lettuce at the Shaw’s supermarket in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Jan. 26. The lettuce was distributed by a California company. A Shaw’s spokeswoman said it notified the supplier.
Carr also called the state Health Department. A spokesman said because the lettuce was packaged and shipped from another state, any investigation would be conducted by the Food and Drug Administration.
