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'You won't die from eating it': 'Cai fan' stall employee allegedly retorts diner after being shown centipede in meal

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A woman purportedly regurgitated her lunch after finding a centipede midway through consuming a packet of 'cai fan'.When her mother returned to the Bukit Batok coffee shop stall to complain, a disagreement occurred."(You) won't die from eating it, there's no problem" an employee allegedly retorted.The 60-year-old mother, surnamed Lin, told Shin Min Daily News that her daughter had felt queasy and vomited after spotting the 4cm-long insect on Thursday (Sept 24).The family had bought two packets of 'cai fan' from the coffee shop at Block 155 Bukit Batok Street 11 for about $12.The unhappy Lin claimed that they were not offered an apology for the incident, and even faced retortation."It was a black centipede, which are poisonous, so won't you die? I told her that since it was okay, she should eat it, but she didn't dare to."Lin said they will not patronise the stall again.'Give it to me and I'll eat it'When contacted by Shin Min, the employee involved confirmed that an argument had happened, but rebutted Lin's claim about not apologising.

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