'Lizard found' in toddler's chips

The fast food chain is to investigate the incident

Fast food chain Burger King has launched an investigation into claims that a deep-fried lizard was found in a two-year-old's portion of chips.

Toddler Toby Sharpe from Halifax, West Yorkshire, was said to have made the discovery as he was tucking into some chicken nuggets and fries.

He was travelling in the back of his aunt's car with his brother Ellis, five, when he spotted the crispy reptile among his fries.

His aunt Adele Coulter, 26, said the toddler was so distraught he was sick in the car.

It's put him off Burger King for life

Toby's aunt Adele Coulter

She had treated the boys to a drive-thru after Ellis, who had broken his arm, had his cast removed.

"Toby ate a few chips and then he just screamed and ended up being sick all over the car," she said. "It's put him off Burger King for life."

A Burger King spokeswoman said the company heard about the "foreign body" in some chips through its customer Careline.

She said: "Allegedly a customer found a foreign body in their food. We take all reports of this nature very seriously and investigate them all.

We take all reports of this nature very seriously and investigate them all

Burger King spokeswoman

"No Burger King staff have actually seen it. As soon as we heard about it, we contacted the local environmental health office and we will conduct a full investigation into it."

Toby's aunt Adele said: "It happened on Monday and he was distraught. We'll never be going there again. There's been no apology, they just want us to send it to them for analysis.

"The boys are not so bad now, they even managed to have a bit of a joke about it, but at the time it was awful. I had the fright of my life."