Heinz is a giant Ketchup company that seemed to be in giant trouble after gross video footage surfaced that had Heinz Egypt doing damage control.
The clip was aired on the state-run current affairs program but later on deleted. The video shows 2 workers adding rotten and discolored tomatoes into a metal tank used in the ketchup-making process.
After the incident that blew online overnight, the company denied the allegations and said in a statement, “The recent story concerning our tomato factory in Egypt was completely misleading and inaccurate. The edited footage shows an unreal picture and neglects the processing stages, hence gives the wrong impression. It is important for everyone to know that we use only healthy tomatoes, all of which are processed using industry-best standards.”
And another statement was released, “The video was deliberately edited to not show all the real stages of the tomato purification and sorting process in an attempt to falsify the facts, which represents intentional and deliberate harm to the company’s reputation that is contrary to the facts.”
But right after the company denied the allegations, furious customers just cannot accept the statement as it did not justify the quality after these customers demand footage showing the entire process of making these products to prove wrong the alleged ‘damage control’ and until now, Heinz has not responded yet.
Youm7 reported:
The Supply Investigations in Giza arrested the director of the “Heinz” company for food industries in October, accusing him of collecting large quantities of tomatoes infected with worms and insects, and using them in the manufacture of sauce, taking advantage of the company’s name to sell products.
Information received to the officers of the Supply Investigations in Giza was that Medhat M., director of Heinz Food Industries, in October, collected large quantities of tomatoes infected with worms and insects, taking advantage of their cheap prices and using them in the manufacture of sauce and ketchup.
After legalizing the procedures, the company’s headquarters was raided, the accused was arrested, and 63 tons of products of unknown origin, expired and unfit for human consumption, were seized.
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