THE city's Asda is launching an investigation after a shopper discovered a squashed daddy longlegs in a packet of ham.

The shopper's video has gone viral with many reacting in disgust to the discovery in comments on theTikTok posted by @jackheath32.

Asda said it has launched a full investigation after being made of the claims made in the video filmed in the city's Silver Street store.

The video shows a packet of 125g Asda cooked ham with added water with the dead insect squashed between the meat and the packaging.

The ham is part of the supermarket's Just Essentials range.

@jackheath32 I went to ASDA in Worcester today and i found a lovely surprise in their ham!!! #ASDA you have some explaing to do. #essentials #food #costofliving #essentialsrange #asdaessentials #foodtok #horrible #disgusting #animal #ham #surprise #shopping #foodshop ♬ original sound - loveofhuns x

The caption on the video says: "I went to ASDA in Worcester today and I found a lovely surprise in their ham.

"ASDA you have some explaining to do."

The video has amassed over 400,000 views and over 41,000 likes on the video-sharing platform.

A spokesperson for ASDA confirmed "A full investigation has been launched" into the incident.

They said: "As soon as we were made aware of this video, we launched a full investigation to understand what might have happened.

"We would like to remind our customers that if they spot something in a product that shouldn’t be there, they should return it immediately."

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The packaged ham from the ASDA Just Essentials range comes in two sizes, the 125g package and the 400g package.

The 125g package costs 64p and the 400g package costs £1.69.

Asda has put a limit on the number of products that a customer can buy from its Just Essentials range.

The range was launched earlier this year with the aim to help customers keep the costs of their weekly food shop down amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Asda said the Just Essentials range is the "largest ever budget-friendly range" which includes food, toiletries and household essentials.

The range has proved so popular, the supermarket had to put a limit on the number of items customers can buy as it tries to keep up with demand.

 Asda customers will be limited to a maximum of three of each product in September.