Ocean Spray said it is investigating viral videos that purportedly show cans of its cranberry sauce filled with water.
“We’re aware of a few reports about cans containing water instead of cranberry sauce, and we’re looking into how this may have happened,” Ocean Spray said in a statement.
“Millions of families enjoyed their cranberry sauce this holiday season, but even one can of sauce not meeting expectations matters to us,” Ocean Spray said. “We’ve reached out to the folks who shared these videos to learn more and make it right.”
@jasmine_hun My Bestfriend opened up cans full of water instead of cranberry sauce
#oceanspray @Ocean Spray Inc. What’s going on??? #thanksgiving #Funny
One viral video, which was posted on TikTok on Friday, shows three cans of cans filled with water instead of cranberry sauce. A person in the video opens one of the cans on camera to show its contents.
In another video, which was posted on Facebook, a person opens a can that is filled with water and claims three other cans were the same.
“this was my ocean spray cranberry sauce yesterday… 4 cans…who else had this happen?” the poster captioned the video.
In another TikTok video, a would-be diner makes a similar discovery.
@skzdalimit.aviation Thsnksgiving fails! #thanksgiving #cranberrysauce #oceanspray
“Exactly what I wanted, a can of premium cranberry water,” reads the text superimposed over the video.
Americans consume about five million gallons — 70 million cans — of cranberry sauce every year during the holiday season, according to Food and Wine magazine. About 20% of the yearly consumption of cranberries occurs during Thanksgiving week.