SpaghettiOs recall affects 15 million pounds of pre-cooked pasta

Last night, Campbell Soup Business put out a SpaghettiOs recall that will probably affect 15 million pounds of the canned pasta 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 three types of SpaghettiOs in the recall.

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SpaghettiOs recall products

The three products incorporated within the SpaghettiOs recall are all 14.75-ounce cans, that are stamped with the code EST 4K and a “use by” date between June 2010 and December 2011. The 3 products are:

• There are the SpaghettiOs with Meatballs with the product code U5
• There's 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 along with Campbell Soup Company and also the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service. The FSIS was completing a routine safety inspection of the Campbell warehouse that is in Paris, Texas when they found that some meats within the SpaghettiOs recall were undercooked. Individuals can get sick off of undercooked canned meats.

Cost of the SpaghettiOs recall

The cost of any kind of food recall can very easily and effortlessly run to the millions of dollars. Retail, a can of SpaghettiOs usually costs about 80 cents. Back-of-the-envelope calculations explain that at 15 ounces apiece, the company is recalling about 16 million cans of SpaghettiOs. They are offering to replace any SpaghettiOs recalled – which puts just the product cost at $ 12.8 million, retail. Add onto the cost of announcing, administering and recovering from the recall. In other words, one malfunctioning cooker that was not repaired in almost 18 months will cost the company at least $ 13 million if not more. The company’s stock has also been steadily losing value today, though until today it was recovering well from the 2009 stock market fall.

What to do if you’re affected by the SpaghettiOs recall

Return your SpaghettiOs to the store where you purchased them if you were in the recall. The store should give you a full replacement or refund. Call the Campbell's hotline at 866-495-3774 if you need to get more information.