Written by Russell Goldman, ABC News, July 10, 2012
Zombie blood is supposed to be
gross, but not this gross.
A company that sells the novelty
beverage “Zombie Blood,” green fluid sold in an IV style package, is suing the
firms that manufacture and package the drink, claiming errors made the product
stink and the bags explode.
Harcos Labs, which sells Zombie
Blood and the similarly packaged red beverage aptly known as “Blood,” accuses
the companies Primal essence, Power Brands Consultants, American Bottling, and
Silliker, which tests products, of using the wrong ingredients, resulting in
the product’s foul smell and spoilage.
“A number of initial production runs
of the ‘Blood’ and ‘Zombie Blood’ met with a phenomenal success, they virtually
flew off the shelves at such retailers as Hot Topic and sold out quickly,”
Harcos said in its suit against the other firms.
” However, in late August 2010,
Harcos first learned of the complaints of the Zombie Blood product tasting
‘like yogurt.’ In late September 2010, Harcos first learned of the complaints
of the Blood product having expanding and exploding pouches and foul smell,”
according to the document.
Harcos accuses Power Brands of
improperly adding a protein to the beverage mixture during production.
“Said protein caused growth of
microbial organisms and caused the products to, in layman’s terms, spoil. This
resulted in failure of the Blood and Zombie Blood products in the marketplace
and damages to Harcos,” according to the suit.
“As the lawsuit says the products
were exploding,” said Vladi Khiterer lawyer for Harcos. “I know there
were some rumors that these exploding products turned some people into zombies,
but my client fully denies those charges.”
Harcos is suing for unspecified
damages.
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