Maggots , fingernails and shards of metal have been found in various Aldi food products according to disgusted customers . The most recent complaint has come from Adrian Chew who was quick to abandon his bolognese recipe after finding a maggot in a jar of Remano Tomato Paste from an Aldi store at Abbotsford in Melbourne , Fairfax reports . However , despite the supermarket chain issuing an apology to the couple and launching an investigation into the breach in food safety , more shoppers have begun to come forward with their own disgusting discoveries . Adrian Chew was quick to abandon his bolognese recipe after finding a maggot in a jar of Remano Tomato Paste that he bought from an Aldi store at Abbotsford in Melbourne . The supermarket chain issued an apology and launched an investigation into the incident , however more shoppers have begun to come forward with their own disgusting discoveries . A Melbourne woman revealed that she had also found live maggots in a box of discounted Mozart Chocolate in December . 'They were my favourite chocolates , but I ca n't even look at them now , ' she told Fairfax . Another customer , Tania Ewing , waited three months for a response from Aldi after her daughter discovered a human nail in a container of ice-cream purchased at an Aldi in Brunswick late last year . Meanwhile , a woman who bought a jar of Bramwells peanut butter from another one of the chain 's Melbourne stores has had her complaint dismissed despite having found a shard of metal at the bottom of the jar . A Melbourne woman revealed that she had also found live maggots in a box of discounted Mozart Chocolate in December . Another customer , Tania Ewing , waited three months for a response from Aldi after her daughter discovered a human nail in a container of ice-cream purchased at an Aldi in Brunswick late last year . 'It looked like the tip of a knife , but all my knives are intact . I suspect it was something in the manufacturing equipment that broke off , ' she told Fairfax . Aldi has however apologised to one man who claimed to have found a starfish arm in a tin of Ocean Rise smoked mussels . He told Fairfax that he was dissatisfied by the response and was concerned that the starfish could have been a poisonous species . Aldi has however apologised to one man who claimed to have found a starfish leg in a tin of Ocean Rise smoked mussels . The complaints appear to be on a wider scale than Australia after a woman in the U.S. discovered maggots in a pack of potatoes she bought from an Aldi store in Arkansas . Complaints have also been made about the company 's products outside Australia , with one woman in the U.S. discovering maggots in a pack of potatoes she bought from an Aldi store in Arkansas . 'Just got home from # Aldi and realized bag of potatoes was rotten ! # maggots # disgusting 30 min trip now to get $ back , ' Brandi Goolsby Tweeted in late September . An Aldi spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia that Mr Chew 's complaint was being investigated 'thoroughly ' with supplier and that the tomato paste had been collected for testing . 'For the isolated incidents mentioned , those customers that have been in contact with ALDI have been responded to , ' the spokesperson said . 'We are committed to providing our customers with safe products of the highest quality . All complaints are raised individually and investigated with extremely high importance . ALDI will always remove any product from sale if it is identified as a risk to our customers . '
Adrian Chew reported finding a maggot in an Aldi jar of tomato paste . The supermarket chain has apologised and launched an investigation . Other customers have since come forward with their own disgusting discoveries including more maggots , starfish arms and shards of metal .