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Live Frog Discovered in Sealed Woolworths Lettuce Bag

5/19/2026

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Farmer Rhys Smoker found a live frog in a sealed Woolworths lettuce bag bought in Esperance, Western Australia, and released it.
Woolworths called the case isolated, opened an investigation with suppliers, apologized and gave a replacement bag.
Similar past incidents include a three-meter python on a Woolworths shelf in Sydney and a venomous snake in an ALDI store.

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Story summary

Farmer Rhys Smoker found a live frog in a sealed Woolworths lettuce bag bought in Esperance, Western Australia, and released it.
Woolworths called the case isolated, opened an investigation with suppliers, apologized and gave a replacement bag.
Similar past incidents include a three-meter python on a Woolworths shelf in Sydney and a venomous snake in an ALDI store.