A 93-year-old woman was ill after eating a ‘mouldy’ mini rice pudding bought at a Worcester supermarket, claims her great nephew.

Terry Griffiths says his great aunt, Etta Fokinther, was “lucky to survive the ordeal” and believes supermarkets and food producers should be more vigilant in checking the quality of their products.

He said the Ambrosia rice pudding was in date and sealed when it left the store, Asda in Silver Street in Worcester, and so the supermarket chain wasn’t to blame – he says Ambrosia was at fault.

However Ambrosia said in-depth investigation confirmed that there were no production issues that would have compromised the quality of products.

Mr Griffiths said: “My great aunt was really ill, it went through her like a Ferrari. I’m really not happy, she is old and frail and has all the health problems that come with being that age.

“We are trying to keep her as long as we can, this could have had a serious effect on her health.

“She is in a care home at the moment, her niece does her weekly shop for her every Saturday. She went to have one of the puddings before lunch and ate half of it before spotting the green mould inside. She has poor vision, and says it tasted OK. I am just glad she is alright, food poisoning can be very dangerous at that age.”

A spokesman for Ambrosia said: "As a food manufacturer we take any incident of product spoilage very seriously, and have immediately investigated this case.

"The in-depth investigation, conducted at the site where Ambrosia products are manufactured, has confirmed that there were no production issues that would have compromised the quality of products leaving the site relating to this batch.

"We regularly test our lines to maintain our high standards during manufacturing and take rigorous care to ensure our products leave our sites in the best condition."

Last week we reported on a mum who claimed an out of date yoghurt bought in the same Asda had made her daughter unwell.

Ally Moore, 33, bought the out of date yoghurts from Asda - the store has now apologised for selling her the product.

An Asda spokesman said: “The excellent work of our colleagues means that products rarely go out of date, and we are able to support thousands of charities and community groups by donating food near its best before, however we are extremely sorry that this didn’t happen with this product.

“We encourage customers to check best before dates before consumption. We have apologised again to Ms Moore and have offered her a gesture of goodwill.”