What you see in that picture is the “mystery” item that Florida mom, Melissa Wiegand Brown, found in an individual package of Kraft Foods Capri Sun. After purchasing a box of the kid’s Apple Splash drink pouches, they noticed that one was leaking or punctured, so they went to dump it out and her husband felt something abnormal within the Capri Sun pouch.
You can read the whole story on the Consumer Bell, but I just wanted to say that this is really gross. There are no facts as to what exactly the item is, and apparently Kraft is saying it’s mold? Wouldn’t it be wise to start investigated, make sure that if this IS mold, that it’s not going to make anyone sick, or die?
I’m curious though… after seeing these pictures, and reading the story, are you going to boycott Kraft? Are you leery of purchasing Kraft products? What do YOU think the “mystery” item in the pouch is?
We have never said anything bad about Kraft. We want people aware that there could be mold in your children’s juices!!!! I am stepping up and doing the right thing by making people aware!!! I think kraft should switch to clear pouches, such as you can find made by Minute Maid, and my second concern is that mold just doesn’t spawn out of the blue. There had to have been a mold spore that got into the pouch, most likely during processing when the pouch was punctured, which Kraft has admitted to that this happens. Is their machinery clean and safe???? Mold doesn’t appear out of the blue. My concern at this point is that we suspect that a mold spore was most likely on the machinery that punctured the juice pouch and that’s how this got started. and need I remind everyone that we are having an independent lab do DNA analysis. Kraft’s lab is the one stating that it is mold. The jury is still out for my family. Once again I am going to ask that Kraft issue a recall for concerned citizens. We mean no malicious harm or intent or to scare the public. I could not get a comment on what type of mold that Kraft found from the sample that we voluntarily gave to them. We have been in communication with Kraft directly. We are cooperating with them. Along with the specimen we gave them, which was approximately 1/3 of the “thing” in my daughters juice, we also gave them the box it was packed in so that they would have lot numbers in hopes of a recall.
Please note that this box of Apple Splash 100% juice sat in our air conditioned home after it was purchased. the box was not wet, there was no leaking juice in the pantry, it was only upon opening the box of juice and pulling out the top pouch that my husband felt the sticky pouch. what was a small hole immediately became larger from the pressure of picking it up, presumably because of fermenting gases inside the bloated package. It immediately started gushing on the counter top and floor. My husband rushed it to the sink to simply empty it and throw it in the trash. it was then that we noticed a fermented alcohol smell that quickly consumed our entire downstairs of our home. After the pouch was drained my husband noticed it still felt heavy, so he felt of it and felt a large solid object inside. He yelled for me to grab the camera and take pictures as he sliced open the pouch with one of our Kitchenaid knives. We were immediately in shock and awe as to what was inside. Please look at my public photo album for the pictures. The album is entitled Capri Sun. We are waiting for DNA lab results, which take time. I ask that everyone please be patient on waiting for us to get the results back. My message is that there are probably things Kraft can be doing to keep this from happening again. also they declined to comment to me, personally, on how many of these reports they have. I am simply not satisfied at this point with Kraft’s response. We are not boycotting Kraft, we’re not suing Kraft. We’re a humble military family out for children’s safety awareness! In fact, for dinner last night my daughter, who is 4.5, ate Kraft macaroni and cheese… her favorite :)
Since Kraft has blocked me can you guys advocate for me please???? The facts are we are not suing Kraft. We fed Beth Kraft Mac n Cheese for dinner last night. We did not tamper with the packaging. Kraft says mold happens and their pouches get punctured. Again I asked them for the 5th time for a recall. They will not comment on the type of mold and they will not comment on the amount of claims like ours. I am so concerned that a company who does so much business wouldn’t automatically issue a recall on the day after Labor Day when we spoke directly to Kraft officials. If someone finds a foreign object in a product, especially food, shouldn’t it be a companies moral obligation to its consumers to issue an immediate recall out of general concern? Instead, they wait and wait until they say that Kraft’s lab says its mold. Larry at Kraft agreed with me that the mold was unacceptable. I have his work and home number. Anyone want to ask Larry some questions? I would personally like to see a recall. They have the necessary info that we voluntarily gave to them, via the specimen and the box the juice was in, and see them take a closer look at their packaging plants and the cleanliness of the machinery, and I suggested to Larry that they switch to clear pouches like Minute Maid makes. Larry said he’d note that. Let me state again that the package was bought in a bulk pack at BJ’s Wholesale. Four flavors, 10 in each box. Each of the four flavors boxes are sealed with what looks like glue, generally hard to open. Then those four are bundled together and shrink-wrapped with Capri Sun logo packaging and are shipped off to Costco’s, Sam’s Clubs, BJ’s Wholesale clubs, and other wholesale/bulk shopping stores. I know my personal friends know who we are and that this is no joke, but people are saying that I have stated I am suing. People have said that my DNA lab results are in and that they say that the findings were mold – completely false! We are looking at at least a couple of weeks here before results are in! Also, someone said that she looked at my pictures and said “of course it’s mold it was smeared all over the juice pouch”…. how funny is that comment???? Please feel free to copy and paste this to their (Kraft) Facebook page since I cannot. Again, we are a humble military family. We have no attorney. We hope that independent DNA results show that the object is indeed mold or fruit. We are disappointed that there is still no recall. I think that’s just bad business. We are not boycotting Kraft, we are not suing Kraft, we still buy Kraft products. Our daughter ate Kraft Mac n Cheese for dinner last night. I think this is a red flag and all companies should check and double check the cleanliness of their plants, machinery, look at ways that they can make their products safer, and use this experience to make Kraft customers customers for life and not alienate them.
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HEY, THANKS FOR SHARING… HERE’S MY OFFICIAL COPY OF MY STATEMENT TODAY ON MY FB PAGE. ALSO, I STARTED A NEW FB PAGE TODAY… PEOPLE MAY DO A SEARCH ON FB FOR “CRANKY ONAMISSION” TO LOCATE ME. I WILL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED THERE. IN THE MEANTIME FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=62218&id=1344167118&l=2bfab892b1
Melissa Wiegand Brown I have never once said in any forum on facebook or anywhere else, including on my picture posts that I was suing, so get your facts straight!!!! My husband and I have concerns for children, and not just ours. I thank all of you who support me!!!!! We have asked Kraft to recall the lot of juice that matched ours and …they hace declined to do so 3 times now. The place where the juice was purchased immediately pulled matching lots off of all of their stores shelves…. I am concerned that the store was so concerned for its customers, but Kraft is not. Is it really such a big deal to ease consumers minds by issuing a recall???? People are posting things out here that are not true!!!!
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WE HAVE NEVER SAID ANYTHING BAD ABOUT KRAFT. WE WANT PEOPLE AWARE THAT THERE COULD BE MOLD IN YOUR CHILDRENS JUICES!!!! I AM STEPPING UP AND DOING THE RIGHT THING BY MAKING PEOPLE AWARE!!! I THINK KRAFT SHOULD SWITCH TO CLEAR POUCHES, SUCH AS YOU CAN FIND MADE BY MINUTE MAID, AND MY SECOND CONCERN IS THAT MOLD JUST DOESN’T SPAWN OUT OF THE BLUE… See More. THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN A MOLD SPORE THAT GOT INTO THE POUCH, MOST LIKELY DURING PROCESSING WHEN THE POUCH WAS PUNCTURED, WHICH KRAFT HAS ADMITTED TO THAT THIS HAPPENS. IS THEIR MACHINERY CLEAN AND SAFE???? MOLD DOESN’T APPEAR OUT OF THE BLUE. MY CONCERN AT THIS POINT IS THAT WE SUSPECT THAT A MOLD SPORE WAS MOST LIKELY ON THE MACHINERY THAT PUNCTURED THE JUICE POUCH AND THAT’S HOW THIS GOT STARTED. AND NEED I REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE ARE HAVING AN INDEPENDENT LAB DO DNA ANALYSIS. KRAFTS LAB IS THE ONE STATING THAT IT IS MOLD. THE JURY IS STILL OUT FOR MY FAMILY. ONCE AGAIN I AM GOING TO ASK THAT KRAFT ISSUE A RECALL FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS. WE MEAN NO MALICIOUS HARM OR INTENT OR TO SCARE THE PUBLIC. I COULD NOT GET A COMMENT ON WHAT TYPE OF MOLD THAT KRAFT FOUND FROM THE SAMPLE THAT WE VOLUNTARILY GAVE TO THEM…. WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH KRAFT DIRECTLY. WE ARE COOPERATING WITH THEM. ALONG WITH THE SPECIMEN WE GAVE THEM, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE “THING” IN MY DAUGHTERS JUICE, WE ALSO GAVE THEM THE BOX IT WAS PACKED IN SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE LOT NUMBERS IN HOPES OF A RECALL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOX OF APPLE SPLASH 100% JUICE SAT IN OUR AIR CONDITIONED HOME AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. THE BOX WAS NOT WET, THERE WAS NO LEAKING JUICE IN THE PANTRY, IT WAS ONLY UPON OPENING THE BOX OF JUICE AND PULLING OUT THE TOP POUCH THAT MY HUSBAND FELT THE STICKY POUCH. WHAT WAS A SMALL HOLE IMMEDIATELY BECAME LARGER FROM THE PRESSURE OF PICKING IT UP, ASSUMABLY BECAUSE OF FERMENTING GASES INSIDE THE BLOATED PACKAGE. IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED GUSHING ON THE COUNTERTOP AND FLOOR. MY HUSBAND RUSHED IT TO THE SINK TO SIMPLY EMPTY IT AND THROW IT IN THE TRASH. IT WAS THEN THAT WE NOTICED A FERMENTED ALCOHOL SMELL THAT QUICKLY CONSUMED OUR ENTIRE DOWNSTAIRS OF OUR HOME. AFTER THE POUCH WAS DRAINED MY HUSBAND NOTICED IT STILL FELT HEAVY, SO HE FELT OF IT AND FELT A LARGE SOLID OBJECT INSIDE. HE YELLED FOR ME TO GRAB THE CAMERA AND TAKE PICTURES AS HE SLICED OPEN THE POUCH WITH ONE OF OUR KITCHENAID KNIVES. WE WERE IMMEDIATELY IN SHOCK AND AWE AS TO WHAT WAS INSIDE. PLEASE LOOK AT MY PUBLIC PHOTO ALBUM FOR THE PICTURES. THE ALBUM IS ENTITLED CAPRI SUN. WE ARE WAITING FOR DNA LAB RESULTS, WHICH TAKE TIME. I ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE BE PATIENT ON WAITING FOR US TO GET THE RESULTS BACK. MY MESSAGE IS THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY THINGS KRAFT CAN BE DOING TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. ALSO THEY DECLINED TO COMMENT TO ME, PERSONALLY, ON HOW MANY OF THESE REPORTS THEY HAVE. I AM SIMPLY NOT SATISFIED AT THIS POINT WITH KRAFTS RESPONSE. WE ARE NOT BOYCOTTING KRAFT, WE’RE NOT SUING KRAFT…. WE’RE A HUMBLE MILITARY FAMILY OUT FOR CHILDREN’S SAFETY AWARENESS! IN FACT, FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS 4.5, ATE KRAFT MACARONI AND CHEESE…. HER FAVORITE :)
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Melissa Wiegand Brown SINCE KRAFT HAS BLOCKED ME CAN YOU GUYS ADVOCATE FOR ME PLEASE???? THE FACTS ARE WE ARE NOT SUING KRAFT. WE FED BETH KRAFT MAC N CHEESE FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT. WE DID NOT TAMPER WITH THE PACKAGING. KRAFT SAYS MOLD HAPPENS AND THEIR POUCHES GET PUNCTURED. AGAIN I ASKED THEM FOR THE 5TH TIME FOR A RECALL. THEY WILL …NOT COMMENT ON THE TYPE OF MOLD AND THEY WILL NOT COMMENT ON THE AMOUNT OF CLAIMS LIKE OURS.
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I AM SO CONCERNED THAT A COMPANY WHO DOES SO MUCH BUSINESS WOULDN’T AUTOMATICALLY ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY WHEN WE SPOKE DIRECTLY TO KRAFT OFFICIALS. IF SOMEONE FINDS A FOREIGN OBJECT IN A PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY FOOD, SHOULDN’T IT BE A COMPANIES MORAL OBLIGATION TO ITS CONSUMERS TO ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL OUT OF GENERAL CONCERN… See More????? INSTEAD THEY WAIT AND WAIT UNTIL THEY SAY THAT KRAFTS LAB SAYS ITS MOLD. LARRY AT KRAFT AGREED WITH ME THAT THE MOLD WAS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE HIS WORK AND HOME NUMBER. ANYONE WANT TO ASK LARRY SOME QUESTIONS????? I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE A RECALL… THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY INFO THAT WE VOLUNTARILY GAVE TO THEM… VIA THE SPECIMEN AND THE BOX THE JUICE WAS IN… AND SEE THEM TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THEIR PACKAGING PLANTS AND THE CLEANLINESS OF THE MACHINERY, AND I SUGGESTED TO LARRY THAT THEY SWITCH TO CLEAR POUCHES LIKE MINUTE MAID MAKES. LARRY SAID HE’D NOTE THAT. LET ME STATE AGAIN THAT THE PACKAGE WAS BOUGHT IN A BULK PACK AT BJ’S WHOLESALE. FOUR FLAVORS, 10 IN EACH BOX. EACH OF THE FOUR FLAVORS BOXES ARE SEALED WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE GLUE… GENERALLY HARD TO OPEN… THEN THOSE FOUR ARE BUNDLED TOGETHER AND SHRINK-WRAPPED WITH CAPRI SUN LOGO PACKAGING AND ARE SHIPPED OFF TO COSTCOS, SAMS CLUBS, BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUBS, AND OTHER WHOLESALE/BULK SHOPPING STORES. I KNOW MY PERSONAL FRIENDS KNOW WHO WE ARE AND THAT THIS IS NO JOKE. BUT PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT I HAVE STATED I AM SUING. PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT MY DNA LAB RESULTS ARE IN AND THAT THEY SAY THAT THE FINDINGS WERE MOLD…. COMPLETELY FALSE!!!!! WE ARE LOOKING AT AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE BEFORE RESULTS ARE IN! ALSO, SOMEONE SAID THAT SHE LOOKED AT MY PICTURES AND SAID “OF COURSE IT’S MOLD IT WAS SMEARED ALL OVER THE JUICE POUCH”…. HOW FUNNY IS THAT COMMENT???? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY AND PASTE THIS TO THEIR FB PAGE SINCE I CANNOT. AGAIN, WE ARE A HUMBLE MILITARY FAMILY. WE HAVE NO ATTORNEY. WE HOPE THAT INDEPENDENT DNA RESULTS SHOW THAT THE OBJECT IS INDEED MOLD OR FRUIT. WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. I THINK THAT’S JUST BAD BUSINESS. WE ARE NOT BOYCOTTING KRAFT, WE ARE NOT SUING KRAFT, WE STILL BUY KRAFT PRODUCTS. OUR DAUGHTER ATE KRAFT MAC N CHEESE FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT. I THINK THIS IS A RED FLAG AND ALL COMPANIES SHOULD CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK THE CLEANLINESS OF THEIR PLANTS, MACHINERY, LOOK AT WAYS THAT THEY CAN MAKE THEIR PRODUCTS SAFER, AND USE THIS EXPERIENCE TO MAKE KRAFT CUSTOMERS CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE AND NOT ALIENATE THEM.
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Melissa, if you don’t mind I’d like to make another post and feature your statement. I will do my best to get it up this weekend. I’m so sorry you and your family have to go through this, and I hope answers are revealed soon!
I think at the very least Kraft should reevaluate what sorts of packaging they use for Capri Sun….a clear pouch, a stronger reenforced pouch or even a plastic bottle that is not so easily punctured. I appreciate that Capri Sun has no preservatives and such they should make extra sure their packaging is safe so that mold can never get a foot hold to grow
And id just like to point out that while they may be preservative free they DO contain artificial colors and flavors which are NOT good for our kids and have been linked to all sorts of behavioural issues in some children.
” it was then that we noticed a fermented alcohol smell that quickly consumed our entire downstairs of our home”
This is what happens when apple juice goes bad. This alone can cause mold to form. It doesn’t matter if your home is air conditioned or not. The product didn’t go straight from being processed to your home did it? No. It went from processing to shipping. From there to a warehouse. From there to another warehouse. From that Warehouse to the store. From the store to your vehicle. From the vehicle to your home. Due to a leak (which Kraft NEVER said was caused by their machines) the apple juice was able to ferment due to it not being closed fully. Same thing will happen if you leave apple juice out in a glass. Even if your home is air conditioned. I have gotten a brand new can of apple juice before and opened it not long after. It was fermented and smelt like beer. There is natural bacteria and yeast in fruit and fruit juices which mother nature can grow mold out of that along with the sugars. There is no health hazzard to millions of people. Just because people are concerned does not mean the company can just pull the product off the shelf. The FDA even told you NO on a recall, but I don’t see you attacking them? Why not? The FDA in fact is the main ones who issue the Recalls. Why not harras them and boycott the FDA till they give in and force a recall? Why go after a company and then say “My daughter ate Kraft Mac n Cheese for dinner last night”? It’s not about what she ate last night it is about things you have put up on the internet before and/or after saying you are not boycotting, suing and so forth.
LC´s last [type] ..There is what in my Capri Sun?!?!?!
I recently logged onto facebook and saw a picture on my news feed of a very nasty moldy, fleshy, gross “thing” … I clicked on it and it was something that my aunt’s friend found in a capri sun. … I dont know how to post the picture, but she is also looking into it and hasnt recieved any word from Kraft. It sorta looks like what this lady found but this is more slimy… like a gooey silly putty. I thought I would share this so people know shes not the only person to find something in a Capri Sun. Also, we live in Texas.
FDA thats a joke !! How can you blame this lady for anything!! LC.IT was in a sealed box and those things are packaged in bundles .You must work for KRAFT.;If my kid got ahold of one of these i would be suing their asses off!! It could be used Toilet paperfor all we know, this crap comes from CHINA???Does the FDA go to CHina they sure as hell dont do anything here.Im sharing that link on my facebook page.Melissa Get a Lawyer.
Mold can grow anyway there is a damp, dark place…like the inside of a juice pack. If you don’t believe me just google “how does mold grow”. While I do not work for Kraft, I have been in the food and restaurant industry for 15 years. Mold does occur and packaging doesn’t always seal properly, but that is why it’s important to inspect all of the food and beverage your family is consuming. Anything man-made is subject to error. An air tight seal is extremely important, without it products will spoil or decompose over time.
Mold happens. One pouch isn’t enough to insititute a recall, especially when the damage likely happened during shipping. There have been many times where an food item was sold that may have been less than perfect. That doesn’t mean you have to recall everything.
Ok I think its important that this drink should be recalled imeditaly because kids drink this drink all day and they could get sick from this!!!
I’d have to agree with JA, it really is important to check the packaging before you open it. I know we all take it for granted, and most of the times it is safe. But sometimes it’s not, and that’s when you wish you took some precautions!
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