The man claims he found the lizards in his beer

(Picture: DiMarco Araujo Montevideo)

Heineken say a man taking legal action against them after saying he found two lizards in his beer has no merit to his claim.

George Toubbeh alleges that he suffered abdominal pain and vomited after finding two young leopard geckos in a can of Heineken.

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He filed a lawsuit which read: ‘When discovered, the geckos had not been decomposed at all and were likely alive when the beer was poured and sealed into the cans in the bottling and/or canning facility.’

The man, now 49, claims the little lizards caused him to become violently ill with severe gastrointestinal issues, emotional distress, anxiety and trauma causing him to miss weeks of work.




Heineken say the guy is talking rubbish and there is ‘no merit to this claim’.

Heineken say there is no merit to the claim (Picture: DiMarco Araujo Montevideo)

John Montevideo, a lawyer acting on behalf of Toubbeh, said the claimant’s family brought the can, complete with the geckos inside, to his office shortly after the incident in august 2015.

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After the lawyer requested a zoologist and a lab perform examinations on the reptile remains, he said: ‘We truly believe that he is credible, and we have done the independent investigation to verify what they were and their condition.

‘We feel confident that this is a viable and a real issue.’

In a statement to the recorder, spokeswoman Tara Rush said: ‘Heineken USA holds the safety and integrity of the products we import to the highest standards.

‘We have investigated this isolated claim, and based on a number of factors, we confidently believe there is no merit to this claim.’