Hood Heavy Cream Seal: Whoopsie

I was certain this was badly spoiled cream:

The seal was firmly affixed inside the cap, just like all the seals on all the other cartons we’ve ever bought, so this wasn’t a “broken seal”.

The bottom of the seal looked about the same:

The cream inside the carton looked & smelled fine, so it went into the morning omelette with no ill effect. Yes, I’m aware some bacterial contamination has no particular smell or taste.

Scraping off the pure-white cream showed the crud had been molded inside the plastic:

A closer look at the exterior surface of the seal:

And the interior surface:

Both of those are focused on the top surface; the blurred areas are inside the plastic.

The date & production codes sprayed onto the carton were somewhat illegible:

Getting a better angle helped:

I sent in a report, but I’m sure I’ll never know the rest of the story …