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A Birds Eye worker at the Hull plant filmed himself “urinating” on peas as a “f*** you goodbye” to bosses on his last shift.

The frozen foods firm has launched an investigation after a video surfaced and there are now fears ten million packets worth of stock will have to be binned.

The eight-second video clip was reported to Birds Eye by The Sun. In it you can see a man, who was on his final shift, allegedly dousing vegetables in a liquid as they pass on a conveyor belt.

It is not known whether the man really did urinate or whether he pretended to by hosing down the peas with water.

All warehouse stock has been isolated as a result of the video and tests have been conducted at the plant which processes up to 61 tonnes of peas an hour.

Sources told The Sun that an entire week’s production, equivalent to 10,000 tonnes or ten million 1kg packets, may have to be destroyed as a result of the video.

A source said: “This guy wanted to leave in a blaze of glory. But it’s disgusting if he has peed on them.

“They could have ended up on the nation’s plates.”

A spokeswoman for Birds Eye said: “We were absolutely shocked when we first received the footage from The Sun and appreciate them bringing this to our attention so quickly.

"In doing so we were able to isolate all stock in the warehouse until we are able to complete a full investigation, meaning consumers can continue to enjoy our delicious peas without any concern.

“Deliveries to our retailers have not been affected and continue as usual.

"Everything points to this being a hoax and we believe the video was produced using a water hose which is part of the standard production process.

"Our passionate and dedicated team take great pride in the wonderful peas we produce for just a few weeks every summer, so why anyone would do this is beyond us.”

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