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OREM — In the case of a husband and wife from Orem, they should not have had a V8.
Andy Boot regularly buys V8 Fusion energy drinks, but when he recently bought a pack, he found a dark, mold-like, dark green object at the bottom of one of the cans.
Boot and his wife had noticed that the whole pack tasted strange. While Boot’s wife stopped drinking them, Boot figured the strange taste was nothing to be concerned about and continued to drink them until he found the object in his can.
“We have no idea what it is,” he said. “It’s green and black and moldy.”
After finding the object in his energy drink, Boot decided to make a formal complaint with Campbell’s Soup Company. Boot said that he spoke with the soup company’s customer service and was told that the quality control department would receive the complaint.
Boot decided to research if any other customers had experienced this problem with the same product and found an article about a Texas mother claiming she was hospitalized for a bacterial infection after finding a similar object in a V8 Fusion energy drink.
The woman contacted Campbell’s and was told by a representative that testing of the object would determine further action taken by the company, according to the Daily Mail.
Boot said he was not positive which grocery store he and his wife bought the contaminated drinks from, but that he often shops at Macey’s.
Darin Peirce, district manager of associated retail operations for Macey’s, said that grocery stores, especially Macey’s, have very strict recall processes to which they adhere.
“We have a very detailed and disciplined process regarding recalled product and that process follows all best practices for the grocery industry,” Peirce said. “We feel very good about the way we handle recalled product and how we protect our customers.”
Peirce said that although a problem with a prepackaged item is not necessarily the store’s fault, it’s still its responsibility to remove the item.
“In the event that it’s a manufactured defect, like this one is assumed to be, we didn’t manufacture the product, but we still take responsibility in getting it pulled from our shelves and making sure that we’re doing everything we can,” Peirce said.
Campbell’s Soup Company was not available for comment.
