Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, COMPLAINTS—FOOD AND BEVERAGES—S.D. Fla.: Campbell Soup Company sued over allegedly contaminated SpaghettiOs, (Jun 5, 2026)

By Nicholas Kaster, J.D.

The suit demands a trial by jury on all issues, a judgment for damages, and such other relief as the court deems just and appropriate.

A claimant has sued Campbell Soup Company individually, and as the parent of a minor child, for injuries sustained as the result of consuming allegedly contaminated SpaghettiOs. According to the complaint, the product was contaminated with worms or parasites that caused the claimant and her child to suffer multiple injuries, including a parasitic infection, that require medical and psychological care. The suit asserts claims against Campbell Soup and Walmart, Inc. (where the product was purchased) for negligence, strict products liability, and breach of implied warranty (Hubbard v. Campbell Soup Co., No. 2:26-cv-14196-AMC (S.D. Fla. June 2, 2026)).

Allegations. The case arose from the purchase of Campbell’s SpaghettiOs from a Walmart Supercenter in Florida. On or about June 6, 2024, the claimant prepared and served the SpaghettiOs to herself and to her minor child. After the claimant and her child had consumed portions of the SpaghettiOs, the claimant allegedly discovered what appeared to be worms or parasites actively moving within the food. She claims to have documented the contamination in multiple videos, which clearly depict worm-like organisms moving within the food product.

As a result of consuming the product, the claimant allegedly suffered serious and permanent injuries and damages, including: a parasitic infection; gastrointestinal illness; sepsis; hepatic injury and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; iron deficiency anemia requiring intravenous iron infusion therapy; and chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The minor child allegedly suffered serious injuries and damages, including: abdominal pain; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; a parasitic infection requiring treatment with Albendazole; and psychological injuries including adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct. Both the claimant and child sought and continue to seek medical and psychological care for these injuries. The claimant has sued individually. In addition, she and her husband have sued as the parents and guardians of the minor child. The suit asserts claims against Campbell Soup and Walmart for negligence, strict products liability, and breach of implied warranty.

Strict liability claims. The complaint alleges that the Campbell’s SpaghettiOs product was defective and unreasonably dangerous when it left the control of Campbell Soup and Walmart. Specifically, the suit alleges that the product was contaminated with parasites and/or worms, rendering it unfit and unsafe for human consumption. According to the complaint, the defective and unreasonably dangerous condition of the Campbell’s SpaghettiOs product was a direct and proximate cause of the injuries and damages sustained by the claimant and her child.

The suit asserts that the claimant and the minor child used the Campbell’s SpaghettiOs product in the manner in which it was intended to be used. As a direct and proximate result of the defective and unreasonably dangerous condition of the product, the complaint alleges, the claimant and child sustained the following past and future damages: bodily injury; medical and related expenses, both past and future; serious pain and suffering, both past and future; mental anguish, both past and future; loss of enjoyment of life; diminished capacity for enjoyment of life in the future; inconvenience; disfigurement and scarring; lost earnings and loss of earning capacity; and permanent disability and impairments.

Negligence claims. According to the complaint, Campbell Soup and Walmart owed a duty of reasonable care to the claimant and her child to design, manufacture, distribute, supply, inspect, test, and sell food products that were safe, free from contamination, and fit for human consumption. The complaint alleges that the companies breached their respective duties of care by, among other things: (1) failing to adequately inspect and test the SpaghettiOs product for contamination prior to distribution and sale; (2) failing to implement and maintain adequate quality control and food safety measures to prevent parasitic contamination of the product; (3) failing to detect the parasitic contamination during the manufacturing, supply, and/or retail chain; (4) placing and/or permitting a contaminated, adulterated, and unreasonably dangerous food product into the stream of commerce; and (5) failing to warn consumers of the risk of contamination. As a result of this negligence, the complaint asserts, the claimant and her child suffered damages, as outlined above.

Jury trial and damages. The suit demands a trial by jury on all issues and judgment for damages against Campbell Soup and Walmart, and such other and further relief as the court deems just and appropriate.

The case is No. 2:26-cv-14196-AMC.

Attorneys: Christopher D. Gray (Law Firm of Florin Gray Bouzas, Owens, LLC) for Mary Hubbard, P.L. and Gregory Lovells.

Companies: Campbell Soup Co.; Campbell Soup Supply Co., LLC; Walmart, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores East, LP

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