Soda Drinker Finds Frog in His Throat

Hopping mad couple want apology, compensation from Pepsi
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 3, 2009 4:12 AM CDT
Soda Drinker Finds Frog in His Throat
"The speed of our production lines and the rigor of our quality control systems make it virtually impossible for this type of thing to happen in a production environment," a Pepsi statement said.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

A Florida man who found a frog in his can of Diet Pepsi wants the company to jump forward with an apology, CNN reports. The man started gagging after taking a swig from the can, his wife says, and found something heavy remained inside the can after he emptied it out.  FDA testing found that the remains inside were that of either a frog or a toad. Pepsi, however, maintains that the speed of its production lines makes it "virtually impossible" for amphibian invaders to get inside a can. 

 

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