The Coca-Cola Co. is being sued by a man who claims he became ill after finding a decomposing mouse in a can of NOS energy drink allegedly bought from a 7-Eleven in Mission.
Coca-Cola Co. is being sued by a man who claims he became ill after finding a decomposing mouse in a can of NOS energy drink allegedly bought from a 7-Eleven in Mission.
Jordan Bell filed a notice of civil claim in BC Supreme Court on February 5. The defendants include Coca-Cola Ltd., the Coca-Cola Co., Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Co., Fuze Beverages LLC, Monster Energy Canada Ltd. and 7-Eleven Canada Inc.
Bell claims he bought a can of NOS energy drink in February 2016.
“The defendants sold the NOS purchased by the plaintiff for human consumption and represented to consumers that it was free of animal parts,” the claim states.
He claims he consumed the drink and shook the can and opened it to find a decomposing mouse.
“As the NOS can was opaque, it was impossible for the plaintiff to see the decomposing mouse prior to consumption,” the lawsuit says.
Bell claims he became ill, suffering from nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and psychological injuries. When contacted about the incident, Coca-Cola allegedly “offered him merchandise to promote the ‘NOS’ beverage.”
He seeks unspecified damages for negligence for “manufacturing and/or producing beverage products in a facility that they knew or ought to have known could be inhibited [sic] by rodents.”
The allegations have not been tested or proven in court and the defendants had not responded to the claim by press time.
