Rat head found in green beans from Wal-Mart

First broken glass, now rat heads.

Recently a woman in Utah found a rat head in a can of Allen's Cut Green Beans that she had purchased at (you guessed it!) Wal-Mart. This gruesome discovery was followed up with a lot of corporate smugness the likes of which aren't unheard of in Big Business today.

Allen Canning spokesman James Phillips defended the rat head that was in the green beans. "This rodent was rendered commercially sterile. We cook each can individually at a temperature up to 265 degrees," Phillips sniffed.

Oh, for fuck's sake!

Allen Canning offered the customer a $100 settlement if she signed a liability release - but she wisely rejected this insulting offer.

But guess who the real victim is, according to Allen Canning? That's right, Allen Canning. Phillips accused the woman of "trying to ruin us through the media." Seriously. He really said that. Let's get this straight, James: Someone purchased a can of beans, found a rat head in it, then went to the local newspaper about it. How does this make Allen Canning the victim??? It never would have happened if Allen Canning hadn't put the rat head in its green beans. Ever hear of taking responsibility for stuff?

It turns out that something similar happened 2 years ago when an amphibian leg was found in a can of Allen's green beans in Illinois.

I guess that "Green Beans Are Lethal" poster I made in 7th grade turned out to be correct.

This scandal comes on the heels of a recall of ground beef made by Cargill Inc. and sold at Scam's Club after several customers became sick with E. coli.

(Source: http://www.sltrib.com//ci_7089145?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com;
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