This is the shocking moment a dad displays an ice lolly with a sharp blade hidden inside that his son had been enjoying moments before.

Mr Yao, from the city of Loudi in the Chinese province of Hunan, shared the clip on the social network Douyin on 8th June.

The father claimed that he found a 4-centimetre long blade in his child’s ice lolly that luckily did not cause injury.

Mr Yao explained that his son noticed a metallic smell while eating the lolly and bit into the blade on the second bite.

The blade scratched the child’s teeth, but did not cut the inside of his mouth.

The father added that all adult family members were in the room at the time and he is certain the child did not put the blade in himself.

After the incident, he promptly contacted the ice cream manufacturer.

The video released by Mr Yao shows that the ice cream was called ‘Kung Fu Red Bean Ice Lolly’, and its manufacturers include Henan Mulunhe Food, Anhui Shuanghao Food, and Tianjin Aimeilin Food.

According to the news site Baidu, representatives at Henan Mulunhe Food are taking full responsibility for the incident and are personally discussing the matter with Mr Yao.

A spokesperson of the Loudi City Consumers’ Committee told local media that they have not received an official complaint about the incident yet.