Ever heard of the news that a Pepsi bottle contained a dead cockroach inside?

Ewwww I think if I ever got a soda and found a roach in it i'd probably freak out and never drink that brand again I hadn't heard this and it could be true who knows a person found a spider in their cookie not to long ago so it might just be what I don't understand is how can this happen

 

How'd a spider get inside of a cookie? Anyways, it wouldn't surprise me. If I am correct, the bottles run through an assembly line right? And each bottle pauses underneath a faucet where Pepsi is shot into the bottle, and then it is moved on to be capped and boxed? So, small insects climbing inside those machines can happen unfortunately. And Pepsi is a dark colored soda so catching the roach inside the bottle before it makes it to the delivery truck would be almost impossible. Now if this were a light colored soft drink like 7up, Sprite, Sierra Mist, or Mountain Dew, then someone should be able to nail the roach-bottle before it's out of the factory. And before it's too late.

 

Oh gross. I've heard stories like that going around for a while with pepsi/coke/other random drinks so I don't know if the specfics are legit but it certainly isn't impossible.

 

Truly disgusting.

It really sounds like an urban legend, but it could be true. There are bound to be stuff in all types of food that goes through production, not just soda.

 

I completely believe this. And for anyone who has worked on an assembly line or in a factory in general. You can see how this is true. Regulations and ocea are very lacks on any type of factory. Including those that manufacture food and beverages. If you have ever seen how some of your favorite foods are processed and distributed you would get sick to your stomach. This is a true fact. The rodent and insect population in food manufacturing plants can be under a certain percentage and still pass regulations. Not all products are inspected and quality controled to a reasonable standard. Alot of things fall through the cracks. And then end up in your local grocery store.

 

This kind of thing has been reported in the press. With photos to provide the evidence. So it's very possible. How it got there is another matter? Are we to believe that the manufacturing plants are that clean and hygienic?

 

I've heard that news before and it's been a while I stop drinking any kind of softdrinks.

 

That is so gross to imagine. I will stick to clear plastic bottled soft drinks like sprite and 7 up since I don't drink alot of dark colored sodas anyway.

 

REALLY? So wait what quota system do they work off of? Like 1 or 2 rats are ok, but more than five in one visit is unacceptable? Or cockroaches in the stock room is ok unless they find their way onto the bottles themselves, then you get a failing grade? Or is it only a health violation when insects that transmit or carry disease are found at your plant?

 

I don't mean to doubt your friend or anything, but stories like these are usually a plot by other companies in order to ruin the brand. Of course, if it were true, then that's horrible.

 

But who'd wanna ruin Pepsi other than Coke? And isn't Coke making like billions off their own brand? More than enough not to have to worry about competition from Pepsi no? Or is Coke's sales slipping so this is their new game plan to bring sales up again? Or maybe the Mountain Dew folks are behind it!

 

That's gross. I've read a lot of stories of people finding stuff in soda bottles, mostly inside Coke ones. I remember a guy found a straw in one and wanted to take legal action. The most disgusting of them all, though, was one with some kind of mushroom inside - not kidding.

 

I saw a photo online of a factory produced loaf of white bread like the kind you buy at the supermarket with a dead mouse baked inside of it. Apparently the mouse fell into the dough. Anyway the loaf of bread actually made it home with an unfortunate man, and you can imagine his surprise when he opened that bread.

It sucks that we can't even count on processed foods to be clean and sterile.

 

I would say that I believe it unless somebody was just trying to sue over it (not sure that it would actually get somebody somewhere but people will try.) I can see how things like this happen with all the sugar and stuff that goes into soda, even the cleanest facility could possibly fall victim to this problem. No it wouldn't keep me from buying it next time I want a soda tho. It could happen any time from any manufacture. It very rarely happens that things get into your food and drinks so I wouldn't worry about it happening, but yes I do believe that it is quite possible.

What I would look at is how Pepsi handled the situation after finding out. But being they are a huge company, this is probably a very freak thing.

 

Ugh! I think the worst wonder's bread experience I ever had at the store was it being stale. I guess I should've thanked the lucky stars I wasn't that guy.

 

It's very possible that a roach may have fallen or crept inside the bottle, but it would be nice if there were photos taken as proof that it was real. I prefer Pepsi way more than Coke, so I will always remember this thread everytime I buy Pepsi from now on, lol.

 

Haven't heard of this, but I've been trying to quit drinking pop, this is a great way to start the process!

 

Probably are photos but Pepsi bought them from the plaintiff. Those photos in circulation would ruin Pepsi. I am sure they paid off the victim and bought the photos from them as well. If there were any.

 

My weirdest experience with factory produced white bread was with the Walmart Great Value white sandwich bread. When I opened the loaf there were segments of the bread that were the wrong color.
What it looked like was that they might have baked a new loaf in a pan that still had remnants of an old loaf in it. Or they might have baked the white loaf in a dirty wheat bread pan.

Anyway the effect was like an accidental, slightly burnt looking marble rye. Who knows how old the brown bits were.
I returned the loaf of white sandwich bread the next morning, since Walmart is near my daughter's school and I was going that way anyway.