One YouTuber called the newly launched Lunchly packages “disgusting” after finding moldy cheese inside a package she had just opened.
Rosanna Pansino called out MrBeast, one of the biggest names on YouTube, warning people that his brand may not be safe.
MrBeast, whose real name is James Donaldson, launched Lunchly in September in collaboration with fellow content creators Logan Paul and KSI, advertising it as a “healthier alternative” to Lunchables.
The packed lunch includes one of three options: ‘Turkey Stack ‘Ems’, ‘The Pizza’ and ‘Fiesta Nachos’, as well as a bottle of Prime sports drink and a chocolate bar created by MrBeast.
But while recording a YouTube video testing the brand, Pasino said he found the product grated. The cheese on ‘The Pizza’ option was covered in mold, despite being within its expiration date.
MrBeast (center) launched Lunchly in September in collaboration with content creators Logan Paul (right) and KSI (left), advertising it as a “healthier alternative” to Lunchables.
A photo of the mold Rosanna Pansino said she found in her Lunchly package.
Other TikTokkers have also posted videos claiming that they, too, found mold on their Lunchly packages.
She posted on X: ‘This is disgusting. I was filming a video comparing Lunchables to Lunchly and was surprised when I opened ‘The Pizza’ Lunchly. The cheese was MOLDY!’
‘There were still 2 months left until the due date! I checked online and found at least a dozen other people posting that their Lunchlys were moldy too. The full video is on my YouTube channel.’
It comes as other TikTokkers also posted videos claiming they, too, found mold on their Lunchly packages.
In a promotional video for ‘The Pizza’, MrBeast, who claims to earn around £550 million a year on YouTube from his stunts and challenges, previously boasted that ‘our pizza uses real cheese’.
The product is also described online as: ‘Enter the one, the only one: ‘La Pizza’. Made with premium ingredients you can trust, each LUNCHLY box gives you 12g of protein per packet and 400mg of electrolytes per PRIME Hydration.
“There are no secrets in our sauce, just bold bites and good vibes.”
However, in his YouTube video, Pasino says, “These are supposed to be good until December and we bought them at the store.”
‘It says use by December 4, 2024 and today’s date is October 16, so they’re supposed to be valid for another two months.
‘This is molded. That’s mold! This is not safe, especially for children who are so young that they may not know what mold looks like and may simply eat it.
TikTokkers have been posting images of what they claim to be mold on their Lunchly packages on the social media platform.
Pictured: What appears to be mold on a lunch package posted by a user on TikTok
TikTokker opens package and finds what appears to be mold on grated cheese
TikTokker says they’re now eating Lunchables because they found ‘mold’ on their Lunchy package
‘This is really unhealthy, mold should not be eaten. I think it’s a packaging issue, the sealant here seems very cheap. It is not vacuum tight.’
She goes on to insist that she “didn’t fake this” and was just making a video comparing Lunchly to Lunchables.
The claims come amid criticism of the lunchboxes from campaign groups and other YouTubers.
Nika Pajda, from youth campaign group Bite Back, said: “Lunchly is the latest example of products high in fat, salt or sugar targeting young people, and it is particularly worrying to see it being pushed by social media stars who They are so influential to children. .’
In a statement to Newsweek, Lunchly said: ‘All Lunchly products go through a strict review process to ensure the quality and safety of their products.
“That process consists of multiple inspections and approvals, including from the USDA, before any product can even leave the manufacturing facility.”
DailMail.com has contacted the company and MrBeast for further comment.
MrBeast is YouTube’s most followed creator and claims to earn £550 million a year from his expensive stunts and challenges.
The 26-year-old from Wichita, Kansas, uploaded his first video to YouTube in February 2012, when he was 13 years old.
His initial content revolved around harmless pranks on friends and he first went viral in 2017 with a video of himself counting to 100,000, a stunt that took more than 40 hours to complete.
As her following grew, Donaldson moved toward the lavish gifts that have become her trademark.
YouTube star MrBeast (pictured) was once hailed as a “philanthropist”, but multiple events have called his reputation into question.
On his 26th birthday, MrBeast took to Instagram to announce that he was giving away six Teslas.
MrBeast (pictured in 2023) is the most subscribed creator on YouTube, with 317 million followers.
She started small, giving away cash prizes to members of her community, but quickly gained momentum and by 2018 was donating $100,000 worth of goods to a homeless shelter.
In one video, he dropped $20,000 from a drone and gave a pizza guy the house he delivered to as a tip.
Donaldson himself attributed his success to innovative thinking and calculated risk-taking.
In 2021, it was reported that less than half (45 percent) of his earnings were reinvested into his channel.
However, stunts are also known to divide opinion. In January, he posted a video showing dozens of people in the U.S. and around the world whose severe cataracts he had removed with the help of a nonprofit eye care organization.
Some critics questioned whether he was being click-friendly, but the doctor who performed the surgery said many patients had benefited.
Similarly, he was criticized online for gifting a young waitress a new car covered in logos as a tip, with several criticizing the gesture as a blatant publicity shot.
Donaldson, for his part, explained his generosity in a video in 2018. “I really enjoy helping people,” he said.
Earlier this year, MrBeast revealed that he earns £550 million a year, but claimed not to be rich.
The social media star said that everything she earns from a video or post is reinvested into future content or giveaways.
