Bandage found in ice cream

ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A New York Education Department employee said she discovered an adhesive bandage in a dish of ice cream she purchased from an Albany store.

Melanie Dallas, 37, of Watervliet said she bought the dish of Perry's Panda Paws, a vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups and fudge swirls, at the ice cream stand at Emil's News in Albany July 7, the Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union reported Monday.

Dallas said she bit into the bandage while eating the ice cream at work.

"I felt sick and was so grossed out I started to vomit," Dallas said. "I started screaming to my co-worker, 'Look what was in my ice cream! It was in my mouth!'"

Dallas said she took the bandage back to Emil's News, where an employee gave her a certificate for a free ice cream and a $1 coupon.

"I have no idea how it got there," said the owner of Emil's News, who asked to only be identified as Ron.

Ron said a health inspector did not find any violations at his business and the shop has since stopped selling the ice cream.

A Perry's representative sent Dallas an e-mail apologizing for the incident. The e-mail said Perry's employees are trained to only use blue bandages that would set off metal detectors before the ice cream is shipped.