Earlier, people used to consume only home-made food and juices but nowadays, due to busy life schedule, people are increasingly turning towards packed food items and fruit juices. The companies which are selling these items claim that their products are completely healthy but how true their claims are:
Big brand names are in the market
There are many big brands in the market and claim that their products are completely healthy and tasty. People tend to rely on the name of these big brands and buy products for the whole family including their kids also. However, sometimes they get a rude shock when they find that the claims of these big brands are not as true as they claim to be.
A father from Columbus, Indiana found something which shocked him
Cameron Hardwick from Columbus, Indiana purchased a couple of juice boxes of Capri Sun brand for giving an after supper treat to his 3-yr old daughter. But when he pulled out two juice pouches from the refrigerator, he found that one of them was not as completely full as the other juice pouch.
He made a video
As Cameron felt that there is something wrong in one of the juice pouches, he made a video in which he can be seen opening the lesser full juice pouch and pouring the juice in a glass. A strange type of solid structure like mold drops into the glass and this is highly shocking as there are huge number of people who consume Capri Sun juices.
It is definitely not acceptable
As something like mold drops into the glass, Cameron says that he doesn’t know what this is but this was a treat for a three-year-old and what has just happened is not acceptable. Undoubtedly, this is not acceptable by any means as no parent can afford to take their kid’s health lightly.
He issued a warning
Cameron issued a warning for all the parents and grandparents in order to make them aware about it so that they personally check such items and their kid is not exposed to any item which may affect the health of their kid in an adverse manner. He also said that he read about it in the past but what surprised him the most was the fact that it is going on till date.
He wrote that he will never again give this to his kids
He also wrote on his Facebook wall that it would be an understatement to say that they are irate and they used to give this juice to their kid often but now they won’t be giving it to their kids, ever again. Clearly, this mistake is going to cost dearly to the company as many regular customers will stop using their product.
The video got viral
The video was posted by Cameron on the social media site, Facebook on September 24 and till now, in around three weeks it has been viewed more than 22 Million times. It has received around 32K reactions and has been shared more than 5, 90000 times while nearly 26K comments have been received on the post.
Investigation conducted
Cameron made a follow-up post in which he told that the Kraft Heinz company, the owner of the brand Capri Sun got the content of the juice pouch tested by a third party. As per the findings of the third party, the packet got a micro-puncture because of which oxygen entered into it and mold was created.
The company’s spokesperson, Lynne Galia said
The company said in a statement that though formation of mold is rare inside juice drinks but it does happen in juice drinks without preservatives if the packet gets punctured during the journey which starts from their facilities to the home of the customer who has purchased it from some store or outlet.
The spokesperson further said
The spokesperson also said that undoubtedly, it is unpleasant but the creation of mold is a natural process and it happens in the same manner as a mold starts to grow in an apple which is left out in the open on your counter for a long duration.
This was also said by the spokesperson
The spokesperson also said that in 2014, new packaging was introduced by the company which is transparent at the bottom in order to help the customers to find out whether the packet is fresh or not. The company also said that they care a lot about their moms, dads and kids and their well-being.
Advice from the Kraft Heinz
Kraft Heinz, the company which owns the Capri Sun has advised its customers to squeeze the pouch gently before giving the juice to the kids. Any pouch which leaks or is punctured should be thrown away by the customers. We are sure that all the customers will be follow the advice and make sure that they don’t get a juice packet with a mold inside.
This user also drinks it with his daughter
Many people commented on the video posted by Cameron and one user told that he loves Capri Sun and used to drink it with his daughter. He said that whatever he saw in the video is just gross and he hopes that the matter is solved soon and nobody gets harmed.
Companies just want to manufacture as much as they can
Another user was quite critical of these firms as he was of the opinion that they produce these things in huge quantity, so the air which was needed to seal it was lost. The user further claimed these companies are just about the speed and they want to make as much as they can.
Something has happened earlier as well
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