Maggots in Ketchup? Thanks, but No Thanks, McDonald’s

A video showing maggots in a McDonald’s ketchup bottle has gone viral on social media.

A Twitter user posted a video showing a ketchup dispenser in one of the McDonald’s outlets in the UK.

(Photo: Twitter/ McDonald’s, Isabella)

Imagine waiting to devour your Big Mac with a thick layer of tomato ketchup, only to find maggots in the ketchup dispenser. Boom! Pretty sure you’d want to throw up at this point.

A Twitter user felt exactly this way. Isabella posted a video showing a ketchup dispenser in one of the McDonald’s outlets in the UK. The sight of a handful of maggots swarming in it was enough to inspire disgust.

“Never going near the ketchup in McDonald’s again. For those of you who can’t tell, these are MAGGOTS,” the Twitter user wrote.

Netizens Grossed Out

Many were grossed out by the video. Some pointed out how common it was.

McDonald’s Apologises for Maggots in Ketchup Bottle

McDonald’s UK tweeted their apology...

...but some refused to buy it.