Kraft Heinz, the North American distributor of Capri Sun, has announced a “voluntary recall” of approximately 5,760 juice packs due to contamination.
The company announced the recall this past Friday, revealing that the contamination is the result of a cleaning solution, which is used on processing equipment, being “inadvertently introduced into a production line.”
“The issue was discovered after we received several consumer complaints about the taste of the affected product. The Company is actively working with retail partners and distributors to remove potentially impacted product from circulation,” the Kraft Heinz announcement reads.
It’s important to note that only Wild Cherry-flavored Capri Suns with a “Best When Used By” date of June 25, 2023, were affected.
RECALL ALERT: Thousands of cases of Capri Sun juice pouches recalled because they may contain a cleaning solution https://t.co/XjNEVsIE5H
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 15, 2022
As the matter relates to food being contaminated with cleaning solution, word of the Capri Sun recall began spreading like wildfire online.
While most tweets appeared to be focused on people spreading the word and expressing their disbelief, a few Twitter users took the opportunity to spread a few laughs.
Check out some of these humorous tweets down below.
One user unearthed an old clip to highlight the supposed effects that come from drinking the contaminated juice.
Kids after drinking contaminated Capri Sun https://t.co/wH5ZWsqnjj pic.twitter.com/OkYw5tFpqk
— Nitroid❗ (@Nitroid) August 15, 2022
The company’s approach to the recall was also dubbed “a missed marketing opportunity.”
this is a missed marketing opportunity they should’ve just said new and improved capri sun will now neutralize all germs in your child’s body https://t.co/bapU7ipe9o
— eve 6 professor of medical psychology (@Eve6) August 15, 2022
Another person referred to the situation as a “Capri Sun x Fabuloso collab.”
That Capri Sun x Fabuloso collab we’ve been waiting for! https://t.co/A17PJDOQ6i
— Mexican Fonzerelli (@evo_mtz) August 15, 2022
Lysol also got a shoutout, as the company’s refusal to provide specifics about the “diluted cleaning solution” lead Twitter users to fill in the blanks.
Wild cherry Capri Sun so good idk if a lil Lysol is enough to stop me https://t.co/OycnMKTegM
— Young Person (@EricTrillman_) August 15, 2022
A couple of commenters also dragged Windex into the conversation.
Capri Sun: No artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. But we can’t promise there isn’t some Windex. https://t.co/EhFMmkFC7i
— Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) August 15, 2022
Blueberry Capri Sun, Windex, what difference?? https://t.co/o8uqNeqLBy
— Michael Jezierski (@mjezierski) August 15, 2022
Of course, bleach — and Donald Trump’s approach to combating COVID-19 — came up, too.
See. . . now I feel bad for ignoring my kids when they said this new Capri Sun tasted funny. https://t.co/hliwCLsmEO pic.twitter.com/Wpob3mKmCc
— bartleby (@ElderBartleby) August 15, 2022
This collab brought to you by Trump “just drink bleach” and Capri Sun. https://t.co/7L1Z4PKRPC
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) August 15, 2022
Finally, there were a couple of others who shared that they had coincidentally just had their first Capri Sun in a fat minute, adding a bit of ironic humor into the mixture.
i drank a capri sun for the first time in 10 years last night. it’s been a pleasure interacting with you all https://t.co/R8G3nPCH4j
— lucas (@KingDosTres) August 15, 2022
I drank my first capri sun in probably a decade last week so this is fitting timing https://t.co/yL8HzQdUDT
— peanut’s mom (@moIIy___) August 15, 2022
If you have any questions about the recall, or if you were affected and want to receive reimbursement, you can contact 1-800-280-8252.
What do you think about the situation, and will you be purchasing Capri Sun products moving forward?