Comments on: Slim Fast Recall: Bacterial Contamination in Canned Drinks May Cause Illness

By: gary

gary — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:39:41 +0000

I had been drinking slimfast for about a year. I had been told in Feb. to discard my cases of slimfast,give info on rebate call-in and I would be compensated. I’ve heard nothing. Not very professional.I will look into legal help. Good luck brothers and sisters. I need my refund.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:20:20 +0000

I got sick in June from the product that was date stamped in blue so it was supposed to be alright. One emergency room visit, one CT scan, one gallbladder motility test, one endoscopy – all negative. We believe the culprit was slimfast since the attacks came within an hour after drinking it. Vomiting and the most intense pain in the upper stomach. Had four of these attacks. Stopping the slimfast once we ruled out other stuff, stopped the attacks so far. Not sure what I want to do about it. I let Safeway know where I bought it but it’s still on the shelf.

By: Keri

Keri — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:55:28 +0000

I started drinking slim-fast on Monday 7/12/2010- I had a shake for lunch, when Tuesday had a shake for breakfast- by noon I began to have bad headache which lasted through Wed morning. Ate a meal bar around 11 on Wed. and the headache just got worse- I figured it was something in the Slimfast that my body doesn’t like. I am super disapointed cause I lost 2lbs already!! I feel this was a diet I could stick to and the cost is reasonable. I am going to try just the meal bars and see what happens.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:49:19 +0000

This is the second day in a row that I have had stomach issues after drinking slim fast. Yesterday, I thought I was just under the weather. I felt fine this morning, drank a slim fast for breakfast and got the stomach cramping/diarrhea all over again.

By: Tameka

Tameka — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:54:56 +0000

I recently bought slim-fast since it’s been back on the self. I didn’t think about the recall until like the 3rd day of me feeling like crap. I called the number and was told that all the cans that were put back on the self were tested to be fine. But slim-fast was the only thing I had that morning and after a few hours I was sick as a dog. After almost a week I went to the ER and was to that I had some type of baterica infection but because I didnt have a stool sample they couldnt determine what type. However, I’m still cetain that it was from the slim-fast. I will never buy another can of slim simply because you can’t get any support when calling the number and no one understands the suffering if they never experienced it!

By: Lyne

Lyne — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:43:09 +0000

After we heard of the recall several months ago we called the toll free number listed on the slim fast website . We were asked to furnish our name and address through an automated message system and informed that it will take 6 weeks to receive an application in the mail for a refun. We should have pictures of the products bought. We have 3 cases which now has an expired date and we have not gotten anything in the mail from slim fast.. We made 3 calls and sent 2 e-mails and got nowhere. Has anyone heard or got anything from the company for compensation?

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:44:10 +0000

At my heaviest I was 250, now I’m done to 215. Just 1200 calories a day and exercise at home. I bought slim fast b/c my work hours changed Monday and I won’t have time for breakfast at home. I thought drinking the shake during my 45 min drive to work would be ok. Well I drunk one yesterday morning and felt bloated after an hour or 2. Then I had another one for lunch. Around dinner time I felt weird. Kinda like a bubbling stomach and gas pressure where my belly button is. I assumed it would pass. Today I had another one for breakfast and all heck broke lose. I’ve been in and out the bathroom since I got to work at 5a this morning. TMI I’m sorry but massive diarrhea and stomach cramps. I have no sick time so I’m toughing it out at work.

My coworker said I must not be use to the fiber. I told her I eat plenty of fiber and track my intake on fitday. I always get a minimum of 20 grams a day. I also drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. IDK what is going on but I’ll never have another can ever. As I type this I’m hobbled over in pain on my desk. I’ll go back to fruit and veggies for breakfast. I thought drinking slim fast would save me money and time. It’s so not worth it.

I checked for the gold seal b/c those were suppose to be the new cans. They really need to take this crap off the market. I hurt so bad right now

By: shannone

shannone — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:34:16 +0000

iv been drinkin slimfast for a little over month twice a day..I so sick for week didnt have any idea it was slimfast not being able to hold anything down i didnt drink anyslim fast for almost a week i started feeling better i thought bout what i had started eating or drinking new in the past month .soo i stoped drinking slimfast till i heard of the recall and now i know why i got so sick!they sent me a $20 check.i have not cased it and i will not!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:27:33 +0000

I am so disgusted with this whole slimfast thing…I called the recall hotline back in december and here it is May and nothing. This is pathetic. I will not purchase another Unilever product until this issue is resolved to my satisfaction. Maybe a class action lawsuit is the way to go.

By: Torri

Torri — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:54:05 +0000

I bought enough to last the month, thinking that dieting would be easier if I didn’t have to think too much about it. (figuring what to eat at every interval just makes me think of food too much.) So, I got all the products ready, been doing it for a couple of weeks, last Thursday I started to feel sick and shaky…my Mom told be today about the recall. Would their still be cans that are affected this far out in the recall? It’s mid-May for Pete’s sake! I will never use this product again.
Slim-Fast: get your act together.