Meijer pulls toy from shelf after worms found in 1

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Midwestern retailer Meijer has pulled a pet toy from its store shelves after a customer said she bought one that was infested with worms.

Debbie Fitzgerald of New Era says she bought a "Save My Planet" pet toy in the shape of a ferret at a Meijer store in Norton Shores, just south of Muskegon.

She says she discovered the worms when she got home.

Meijer Inc. officials told Grand Rapids TV stations WZZM and WOOD the item has been removed from all of the retailer's nearly 200 stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.

Meijer is based in Grand Rapids. Telephone messages seeking comment were left Wednesday at the company.