Pepsi Fights Law Suit By Stating Mountain Dew Would Dissolve A Mouse

Ronald Ball, 52, an Illinois man is filing a law suit against PepsiCo claiming that a Mountain Dew he bought at work had a dead mouse in it. PepsiCo has stated that is not possible as Mountain Dew would have dissolved the mouse.

According to Ball's lawsuit, he claims that he bought a can of Mountain Dew from the soda machine at work. He tasted something foul in the drink.

He said he "took a drink, and immediately became violently ill such that he began to vomit."
"The contents of said can of Mountain Dew were immediately poured into a Styrofoam cup wherein a dead mouse was found," the lawsuit alleges.

Ball sent the mouse and complaint letter to PepsiCo and says that the soda giant destroyed the mouse and letter, and in doing so destroyed his evidence.

The incident occurred in November of 2009 and Ball is seeking $50,000 in the claim.

PepsiCo denies the claim and states that testing shows that if a mouse had been in the can for the amount of time specified, it would have been dissolved by the Mountain Dew.

Veterinarian Lawrence McGill noted the mouse would have dissolved into a "jelly-like" substance after 30 days if it had been in the can since it was sealed and shipped in April 2008, The Smoking Gun reported.

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