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Melissa Wiegand Brown of Homestead, Fla., found the mold in her drink and posted photos of the "oval, skin-like substance" on Facebook. The pictures went viral.
On Friday, Kraft Foods responded to the blogosphere with a section devoted to the Capri Sun controversy on its Facebook page.
The company tested the substance Brown found and determined it was mold, Chicago Breaking Business reported. An independent laboratory -- Silliker, Inc -- then confirmed the finding, Kraft spokeswoman Bridget MacConnell said.
On its Facebook page Kraft said that while the mold finding is unpleasant, it is not indicative of a wider safety issue and the company is not issuing a Capri Sun recall.
"An issue with a single pouch does not indicate a broader problem, particularly because we were told from the start it was a leaking package and this product is preservative free," the company said on Facebook.
"When a leak occurs, a preservative free beverage can spoil and mold can grow. We believe that is what happened here. Because this can happen, we include a message on the carton that consumers should discard any leaking or damaged packages."
While Kraft said that while not common, because the product is preservative free, mold issues occur from time to time.
"We regret this situation and understand that it is unpleasant," Kraft said.
"Many of us are parents, too, so we care about what our kids and your kids drink. The safety of our food and the well being of our consumers are critically important to us. And we're doing everything we can to address the situation as quickly as possible."
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6-17-2010 @12:27AM LJ said... Every once in a while all of us have had a food product have questionable quality or have gone bad too quickly. Factories make MILLIONS of units of this stuff, which is not always handled properly after it leaves the factory, or in transit to stores or the consumers home. Many opportunities for something to go wrong. Annoying and unpleasant , but not worth making a viral video which can ruin the company and cost thousands their jobs. Whiner.
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6-17-2010 @12:45AM Lynn said... Please point us toward this "viral video" you are chastising. Please also explain how this has cost THOUSANDS of people their jobs.
Oh wait. There wasn't a viral video (or any video) and nobody lost their jobs (even if there was some viral video that cost people jobs, it'd probably be less than a dozen).
She made a legitimate complaint to the company over something she wasn't comfortable with. She posted photos to her personal Facebook, grossed out by the event. Everybody else went nuts over it. The link to her Facebook album went viral and, as far as I can figure out, she had nothing to do with that. A whiner, she is not.
Get your facts straight.
6-17-2010 @12:37AM yugiguy said... I remember a time when beverage products were sealed in pure glass bottles (which are recyclable!).....what happened to that? Now we're forced to drink and eat from toxic plastics, wax boxes, aluminum cans lined with chemical preservatives, and cheap aluminum bags. What's the world coming to.....
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6-17-2010 @1:09AM Dusty said... 6-17-2010 @12:15AM Tom W said... The packages are pre-sealed...That is not the consumers fault. Not rocket science.
Pre-sealed? As in sealed before they are filled? Pre-sealed soft drink can. Neat trick that would be.
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6-17-2010 @1:06AM Jack said... I used to work at a plant that makes Capri-Sun & Anyone who drinks it is taking a big risk!
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6-17-2010 @1:46AM Chrissy said... Here is a link to the gross thing that was found in the capri sun..This is just one of the pics from her facebook page. If it was me that found it I would have posted it also..It really is gross..http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1280021&id=1344167118&fbid=1489992493485#!/photo.php?pid=1249640&id=1344167118&fbid=1478600488692
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6-17-2010 @2:08AM nancy said... The thing she found in the package looked like a preserved oyster or an animal eyeball. It had layers and colors. It was not a fungal attachement to the package. It was a free floating hunk of something dead. She cut it into peices and retained some for an independant laboratory to identify. I can't wait to hear the truth.
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6-18-2010 @2:07PM Vix said... It looks like a moldy mushroom cap. Gross none-the-less.
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6-17-2010 @5:26AM Manalto said... Capri Sun - is that like Kool Aid? Who drinks that rubbish?
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6-24-2010 @6:11PM MD01 said... I had two (2) with mold. It was my fault though for leaving them in the car (in the sun) for 2-3 days.
who's to say this didn't happen in this case? Maybe the retailer left it out on a pallet in the sun and she got the box that was on top? I'm not saying that she can't be right... she doesn't know where it was after it left the manufacturer and before purchasing. Anything can happen and odd's are, it will eventually will. (Not taking sides, just my 2 cent's... thx)
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6-17-2010 @8:10AM John S said... The problem is all the cheap packaging, and poor handling by store personnel. Most of whom are working for minimum wage.
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6-19-2010 @7:38PM Katie said... I have no opinion on the capri sun and the mold itself. My opinion lies in the reaction of the consumer. I am pleased that she took control when the company was so willing to brush it under the carpet. I am just as pleased that in this sue happy country there is an individual that seeks to not gain monetarily from this but to educate the public.
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6-20-2010 @2:15PM cathy said... I prefer to buys drinks with clear packaging so I can at least see what might be floating around in it. And then there is always an occassional big clear glass pitcher of Kool-Aid, reminds me of my own childhood before drinks were packaged in plastic and foil. http://newsy1.wordpress.com
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6-22-2010 @2:05AM scott said... "
I have bitten into bones and huge chards of glass numerous times
Read more: http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/15/controversy-swirls-after-mold-found-in-capri-sun/#ixzz0rYj5IOnX
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Seriously??? You have bitten into huge shards of glass numerous times? Where the F do you eat at man?
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6-23-2010 @1:30AM Yvonne said... Everybody is so quick to slay the manufacturer for the one or two that went wrong, will they take the time to thank them for the millions that was good, the radio is maybe 1 to a million, come on wake up! manufacturers are exposed to some risk they are not Gods of the Industry, if you dont like it make it yourself and try to keep it fresh for more than 6 days. But again this is human we always look at the one thing wrong. I am sorry to hear about the mould in your drink. In return what do you think the problem was and how can they prevent this happening.
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6-27-2010 @3:02AM Liz said... Melissa is not the first person to find something gross in their Capri Sun in the past 60 days!!
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7-09-2010 @12:03PM rachelle atkins said... Liz, You're right. Ijust found what looks to be the same thing in my son's juice box last night. It wasn't Capri Sun but it was another Kraft Foods Brand!
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