The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed the object a Gonville woman says she found in a saveloy was a rat's foot.
Last week, Candace Mosen said her son, Lucas, discovered the foot when he put a piece of saveloy in his mouth.
MPI has since carried out testing on it. A spokesperson yesterday confirmed it was the left-front paw of a rat. MPI was now looking into how the foot might have got into the food.
"We hope to have this concluded by the end of week or early next week. Any potential follow-up action will depend on what we find."
The Top Hand brand saveloys were bought at SuperValue Wanganui.
