Washington Man Finds Dead Mouse in Energy Drink Can
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(KREM.com)
A Washington man is suing Hansen Beverage Company, the maker of Monster Energy Drinks, after claiming he found a dead mouse at the bottom of a can—and has pictures and lab testing to support his case, KREM.com reported.
Vitaliy Sulzhik, 19, of Federal Way, Wash., said he finished drinking a Monster Energy Drink, which he bought at a local Fred Meyer supermarket and realized the can wasn’t empty.
"I put it down, and I felt it was still heavy. So I backwashed it, and all this debris went into my mouth," said Sulzhik of the March 2010 incident. "Then I looked in the can, and I saw the tip of the tail, and I vomited everywhere."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But it wasn’t just a tail—it was an entire dead mouse.
Sulzhik got an attorney, who sent the can to MDE Inc., a Seattle-based lab, which conducted a number of tests. The tests revealed that there was no trauma or poison involved in the mouse’s death.
"You hear these wild stories out there. Sure, you're a little skeptical at first," said Reed Yurchak, Sulzhik's attorney. "But everything here has checked out."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hansen Beverage Company is aware of all the information, but Yurchak said they refuse to believe his client. They have declined to comment on the lawsuit.