Heinz this week apologized to a German man who was directed to a hardcore porn site after scanning a QR code on a ketchup bottle. The man, Daniel Korell, scanned the code thinking it would lead to a promotional site where he could design his own Heinz Ketchup label. But as The Local reports, Heinz's label design campaign ran from 2012 to 2014, and the domain expired this year. It was then snatched up by a German porn site called FunDorado, which is why Korell's QR code led to thumbnails of sex videos.
Korell notified Heinz of the mishap on its Facebook page, writing that the ketchup "probably isn't for minors," and criticizing the company for letting its domain expire. Heinz replied to his comment, saying "we really regret the event...
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