Ocean Spray is investigating a video of its cranberry sauce that appears to show the canned Thanksgiving staple filled with water.
A TikTok video posted on Friday showed someone opening a can of Ocean Spray and discovering that it appeared to be filled with water instead of cranberry sauce. Two other open jars containing water were seen on the counter in the video, which has racked up 10.4 million views.
“We are aware of some reports of cans containing water instead of cranberry sauce, and we are investigating how this may have occurred,” Ocean Spray said in a statement to multiple media outlets.
After Thanksgiving, another Ocean Spray customer shared her experience with canned cranberry sauce in a video posted on Facebook.
In the video, which has been viewed 102,000 times, the woman opens a jar of cranberry sauce and finds it apparently filled with water, just like other customers. Someone in the video said another frozen jar was filled with ice.
Ocean Spray is investigating its cranberry sauce after video appeared to show cans of the Thanksgiving staple filling with water (Kylie Cooper/REUTERS)
“This is my Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce from yesterday…4 jars…has this happened to anyone else?” the woman wrote in the video’s caption.
Ocean Spray says the allegations surrounding the cranberry sauce fiasco are an important matter and are being investigated.
“Millions of families enjoy cranberry sauce this holiday season, but even a jar that doesn’t live up to expectations is important to us,” Ocean Spray said. “We have contacted the person who shared these videos to learn more and make corrections.”
Ocean Spray says allegations of cranberry sauce fiasco are an important issue and are being investigated (AP)
The Massachusetts-based company was founded in 1930 with three independent cranberry growers. Ocean Spray currently has more than 700 farmers. One of the original farmers, Marcus Urann, created signature cranberry jelly sauce in 1912. The canned sauce was sold nationwide in 1941.
said Joan Driggs, then vice president of marketing research firm IRI. new york times In a November 2022 article, cranberry jelly is “a product you trust year after year.”
But this past Thanksgiving may not have been that way for everyone.
