Dutch food vlogger accidentally eats hotdog made for dogs

A food vlogger from the Netherlands known as Snackspert has received a lot of attention recently after posting a review of different brands of hotdogs. It turns out that one of the hotdogs he ate, Mr Goodlad’s, was actually made for dogs, but was on the wrong shelf at the supermarket. 

Dutch influencer unknowingly reviews dog snack

Vlogger Eke Bosman, also known as Snackspert, posted a video on Instagram taste testing hotdogs from Dutch supermarkets. From Unox to Jumbo, Bosman tried and ranked hotdogs from 10 different brands, including Mr Goodlad’s.

Within minutes of posting the video he created, the Snackspert found out that he had unknowingly eaten a dog snack. "People started commenting that one of the hotdogs I was judging was for dogs," Bosman told AD.

The Dutch influencer admitted that he was initially surprised that a food from a supermarket could taste so bad, but it made sense once he found out it was actually meant for dogs. “Apparently, I had eaten a dog hotdog. I finally understood why I found it so disgusting and rancid.”

Dog hotdogs shelved in canned meat section of Dutch supermarket

What many might be wondering is how you could not notice that the food was made for dogs? Well, Bosman wasn’t the only one to mistake the hotdogs for human food. "It turns out that hotdog was on the wrong shelf at several Albert Heijn stores. It wasn't hundreds, but about 10 customers who said they had the same experience," said the vlogger.

Not only was Mr Goodlad’s Hotdogs put on the shelf with other canned-meat products for humans, but the label that reads “only for dogs” was very small on the packaging and the food looked like normal hotdogs. Even Albert Heijn seemed to get the mix-up in a comment on his video: “I understand your confusion about Mr Goodlad’s”.

"Luckily, he was able to laugh it off," an Albert Heijn spokesperson said after contacting Bosman. "At the store he visited, the product was accidentally on the wrong shelf. We're ensuring additional checks are carried out at all stores to prevent this from happening again."