A Johannesburg woman has shared the disturbing moment she found mould inside a pie she had purchased for her child from a local Food Lover’s Market.
Nicole Koopman, an entrepreneur and content creator, posted a video of her gruesome discovery earlier this week on her TikTok account.
WOMAN DISCOVERS MOULD IN PIE AT FOOD LOVER’S MARKET
In the video, which has been viewed close to 3 million times, Nicole, using the TikTok handle @cola_pops, revealed what happened at the Food Lover’s Market in Camaro Crossing in Johannesburg.
Nicole had purchased a pie for her daughter, but was shocked to find mould inside.
“This pie smelled funny”, she said in disgust.
After requesting to speak to a manager, the content creator was told that she should pursue medical attention for her child and return with the doctor’s bill.
“I want answers,” she demanded.
In the clip, the Food Lover’s Market bakery manager claimed that pies were outsourced from a supplier. He also stated that he was “unsure” if the pies had been “rotated” or “repeated”.
On the topic of quality control, Nicole asked: “Why are you not checking it? How is mould getting in?
Under the video, South Africans were disturbed at the woman’s discovery and demanded answers from the fresh produce supermarket.
@cola_pops 🤢FOOD LOVERS MARKET🤢 Comaro Crossing (by The Glen) Not so fresh pies 🥧 expired rotten and full of mould. Apparently Food Lovers suppliers are to blame. 8/8/25 @Food Lover’s Market ♬ original sound – Cola
PENDING INVESTIGATION
The South African contacted Food Lover’s Market for a comment. A representative stated that they had apologised directly to the woman and had launched an investigation into what happened.
They were also awaiting lab results on the mouldy pie.
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