Last night, Campbell Soup Business put out a SpaghettiOs recall that affects approximately 15 million pounds of the product. The SpaghettiOs recall is not because of any reported illnesses, but was issued “out of an abundance of caution.” Because of undercooked meat, there are 3 types of SpaghettiOs in the recall.
Products of the SpaghettiOs recall
The 3 products that are integrated within the SpaghettiOs recall are all 14.75-ounce cans, stamped with the code EST 4K and a “use by” date between June 2010 and December 2011. The 3 products are:
- You will find the SpaghettiOs with Meatballs with the product code U5
- the SpaghettiOs A to Z with Meatballs with the product code 4N
- SpaghettiOs “Cars” Fun Shapes with Meatballs with the product code KS.
Department of Agriculture inspection spurs SpaghettiOs recall
The SpaghettiOs recall is being announced in conjunction with Campbell Soup Company and also with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service. The FSIS was completing a routine safety inspection of the Campbell warehouse in Paris, Texas when they found that some meats in the SpaghettiOs recall were undercooked. Undercooked canned meat can make people sick.
Cost of the SpaghettiOs recall
The cost of any food recall can easily run to the millions of dollars. Retail, a can of SpaghettiOs generally costs about 80 cents. Back-of-the-envelope calculations say that since the cans are 15 ounces apiece, the company is recalling about 16 million cans of SpaghettiOs. They are offering to refund any SpaghettiOs recalled – which puts just the product cost at $ 12.8 million, retail. Add that to the cost of recovering from the recall after announcing and administering it. In other words, one malfunctioning cooker that was not repaired for about 18 months will cost the business $ 13 million or more. The company’s stock has also been steadily losing value today, though until today it was recovering extremely well from the 2009 stock market fall.
What to do if you were in the SpaghettiOs recall
If you have SpaghettiOs on recall, then return them to the store where they were purchased. The store should give you a refund or replacement. Call the Campbell’s hotline at 866-495-3774 if you would like to get more information.
