FAMILY SUES CAMPBELL'S, CLAIMING SPAGHETTIOS WAS INFESTED WITH ACTIVELY MOVING WORMS

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Family sues Campbell's, claiming SpaghettiOs was infested with ‘actively moving' worms

Mary Hubbard said she bought the canned-pasta product at a Florida Walmart, which is also a defendant.

By Keagan Ostop • Published June 3, 2026 • Updated on June 4, 2026 at 1:56 pm

 

A Florida family is suing the Campbell's Company after they claimed their SpaghettiOs was contaminated with "worms or parasites."

 

In a complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Mary Hubbard said she purchased a can of SpaghettiOs from a Walmart Supercenter in Okeechobee, Florida, and prepared it for dinner on June 6, 2024. As she and her daughter began eating the pasta dish, Hubbard said she observed organisms "actively moving within the food" and claims she recorded video footage that "clearly depicts worm-like organisms moving within the food product." The video was not included in the filing.

 

Hubbard claims she and her daughter suffered parasitic infections from eating the SpaghettiOs. The mother reported having gastrointestinal illness, sepsis, hepatic injury and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, anemia and PTSD. Her daughter, identified in the complaint as P.L., reportedly experienced nausea, vomiting and a parasitic infection.

 

The lawsuit seeks damages of at least $75,000 from Campbell's and Walmart Inc., which is also a defendant, for alleged negligence and violating federal food safety laws by selling a product that was unsafe "for human consumption." They are seeking a jury trial.

 

In a statement to NBC News, the New Jersey-based Campbell's called the plaintiff's claims "without merit" and said it intended "to vigorously defend against these allegations."

 

Walmart said in a statement that it is reviewing the complaint and would respond in court, adding that the "health and safety of our customers is a top priority."

 

Campbell's, which has sold everything from vegetables, snacks, salsa, soup and more in its over 150-year history, drop the word “Soup” from its corporate name in 2024, and rebranded as The Campbell’s Company. Mark Clouse, Campbell’s president and chief executive officer, said at the time the change was mean to reflect the company's broader portfolio of products.