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Bad Smell Causes Huge Cereal Recall

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:10:00 CDT

Kellogg is voluntarily recalling about 28 million boxes of Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, and Honey Smacks cereals because a "waxy" smell and flavor coming from the package liners could make people sick, the company said today. A rep said about 20 people have complained, including five who reported...

Kellogg's 'Immunity' Claim Stokes H1N1 Ire

Sarah Quinn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:11:11 CST

Kellogg's claim that its cereal has immunity-boosting powers is a cheap way to capitalize on parents' swine flu fears, critics tell USA Today . "This one belongs in the hall of fame," says the director of Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The boxes in question announce in bold...

Worst Cereals Are Most Heavily Marketed to Kids

Kevin Spak — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:26:14 CDT

Cereals marketed to kids are drastically less nutritious than those pitched to adults, despite industry promises to clean up its act, finds a new study from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The study confirms what a quick glance at the cereal aisle would tell you: Cereals aimed...

FDA Warns Cheerios to Ease Off Health Claims

Harry Kimball — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:05:55 CDT

The FDA has a message for Cheerios: You're a cereal, not a wonder drug. The agency says General Mills must tone down its health claims or risk having its product yanked off shelves, the New York Daily News reports. The cereal box makes all sorts of claims about lowering cholesterol...