ConAgra's PR team is facing a potential media flare up as an Ohio consumer said she opened a can of Chef Boyardee spaghetti and meatballs and found a dead rodent on top.
"We take all consumer inquires seriously, and when a consumer has a bad experience, we work with them to determine the source of the problem and correct it," Dave Jackson, communications manager for the company, said in a statement. "We also work with them to make up for their experience as best as we are able."
The story has the makings of a PR nightmare: mother making lunch for daughter when she finds a rat in the can. But some of these cases turn out to be apocryphal, as well.
The situation took a social media twist when the nephew of the woman -- Nancy Aker -- posted video of the allegedly tainted Chey Boyardee can on YouTube.
"I'm not looking for money, I'm just looking to let people be aware of this. It's just really gross," Aker told 9News on Ohio.
ConAgra markets a wide range of brands from Swiss Miss to Slim Jim.
