Gia Russa Artichoke Bruschetta Topping, 10-Ounce Glass Jars (Pack of 3)

I had always liked this product but it has become impossible to eat. The product is filled with roughage similar to straw, debris & weeds. You constantly have to pick out the inedible debris. A substantial amount. At least half the jar is debris. This was not limited to a single lot. Every jar & every lot was just the same. Constantly picking out the roughage. There is no excuse for this abominable situation. Especially at the prices they charge. Until Gia Russa starts filtering out the roughage, I would recommend boycotting this product. This is quite intolerable & nearly inedible.Their sweet pepper bruschetta is still excellent as an alternative, but I recommend avoiding this artichoke product unless you enjoy wasting money on a substandard, inedible product. There is no excuse for Gia Russa not filtering out the roughage from this product. It is quite inedible. We are talking About roughage up to 1 inch in size. Like pieces of straw. I'm surprised the FDA doesn't have an issue with this. I'm not entirely sure it is safe to eat the roughage in this product. It caused me extreme gastrointestinal distress even after I removed as much roughage as I could.I hope that others who find the same will also speak up. It is the only way they will fix it. Anyone who defends this situation would obviously be connected with the distribution or company in some manner. There is no defense. For this many lots & jars, (I brought 12), to be filled with roughage like this means they either don't care about their product or have a terrible quality control or bad filtering methods. No excuse for this.... and yes the quality seals were intact. This is also not the first time.

I love artichokes and this product delivers...small tender pieces. I use for salads but there are many uses--would think great on toasted bread as a bruchetta but I can't eat bread right now !:( Only thing is that it is a tad too oily for me but this doesn't stop me from putting it on my salads

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