15 million pounds of pre-cooked pasta affected by SpaghettiOs recall

Last night, Campbell Soup Business put out a SpaghettiOs recall that affects approximately 15 million pounds of the canned pasta product. The SpaghettiOs recall is not because of any kind of reported illnesses, but was issued “out of an abundance of caution.” Three types of SpaghettiOs are incorporated in the recall, all because they may contain undercooked meats.

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Products of the SpaghettiOs recall

The 3 products incorporated in 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:

• SpaghettiOs with Meatballs with the product code U5
• 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 Business 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 discovered that some meats within the SpaghettiOs recall were undercooked. People can get sick off of undercooked canned meats.

SpaghettiOs recall costs

The cost of any kind of food recall can very easily and very easily run to the millions of dollars. A can of SpaghettiOs sells regularly for 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 refund or replace any SpaghettiOs recalled – which puts just the product cost at $ 12.8 million, retail. Add onto that 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 $ 13 million or more. The company’s stock has also been steadily losing value today, though until today it was recovering well fr! om the 2009 stock market fall.

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

If you were a part of the recall, return the SpaghettiOs to the store where you got them. The store should give you a full replacement or refund. You can also call the Campbell’s hotline at 866-495-3774 for a lot more data.