The best of both: Mother finds each slice of Hovis loaf is a mixture of white AND brown bread

Susie Hirschler, 58, bought £1.35 medium white loaf at Tesco in Crawley

She found each slice was white on the top half and brown on the bottom

Hovis says loaf was combined with a piece of dough from previous mix



A family were shocked when they unwrapped a Hovis loaf which had both white and brown bread.

Mother-of-four Susie Hirschler, 58, bought the £1.35 medium white sliced loaf during her weekly shop at a Tesco store near her home in Crawley, West Sussex.

But when she got home she found each slice was white on the top half and brown on the bottom.

White and brown: Mother-of-four Susie Hirschler, 58, bought the £1.35 medium white sliced loaf at a Tesco

Daughter Isabella, 17, was first to find the bizarre bread when she opened the wrapper to make toast. She buttered a slice - and found it tasted odd.

Her sister Madeleine, 21, said: ‘Isabella said it tasted strange so I had a piece and it tasted horrible.

‘There was sticky stuff in the middle as though someone had glued both pieces together. It definitely was not white bread as it said on the packet.



'It was certainly something we had never seen before. Mum took the loaf back to Tesco and they said they'd send it off to Hovis but we've kept a couple of slices in the freezer.’

Unusual: Ms Hirschler returned the loaf to the same Tesco and was offered a replacement in exchange

Ms Hirschler returned the loaf to the same Tesco store and was offered a replacement in exchange.

'There was sticky stuff in the middle as though someone had glued both pieces together. It definitely was not white bread as it said on the packet. It was certainly something we had never seen before' Madeleine Hirschler, 21

A Hovis spokesman said: ‘This loaf has been combined with a piece of dough from the previous mix. We want to assure the customer that the greatest care is exercised during the baking process to help prevent such occurrences. We will make our production staff aware of this occurrence to help minimise the chances of it happening again.’