Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons customers slam 'slimy and rotten' Christmas turkeys

Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons customers have reported unwrapping their turkeys ahead of Christmas to discover their festive birds were rotten and smelly


She said: "I have just come to prep my turkey to go in the oven and it stinks.
"It has gone off so now there's no turkey for family on Xmas day."
Morrisons was not the only supermarket chain to come under fire from disgruntled Christmas dinner enthusiast.

Ross Strong revealed that their turkey had gone black

One person even claimed Tesco has 'ruined Christmas' after he shared a snap of his turkey that had a unsettling black tinge.
He posted a picture of the bird which had a 3cm hole in its back surrounded by what appeared to be rotten flesh.
James Davies claims he picked up his bird from an Aldi on December 19 and placed it in the fridge as soon as he got home.

User Rob Stirling claims Tesco have 'ruined' his Christmas

He said: "When we came to cook it this afternoon, Christmas Eve, we were concerned by the nasty smell coming from it.
"Nevertheless, we still cooked it in the oven, but the smell still remained, and clearly the meat was rotten.
"Our Christmas dinner is completely ruined for tomorrow. We have no replacement."
Ricky Yates has similarly been left one turkey short of a full dinner after claiming to discover his Aldi purchase was off.

Ricky Yates claims he was one of the people forced to bin their rotten turkey (Image: Ricky Yates)

Ricky's said his turkey did not seem fit for the dinner table (Image: Ricky Yates)

"We opened the turkey after all supermarkets were closed, and are now left with trimmings and a cheese board to fill Christmas lunch," he said.
According to industry website britishturkey.co.uk a turkey will smell very gamey, acrid or of ammonia if it has gone off.
The flesh could also have a greenish tinge and feel quite slimy.
"If in any doubt - don't risk it - bin it," advice on its website reads.