More than 100 customers of the brand across the country reported symptoms like nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, etc., after eating a bowl of the cereal that’s basically sold as a breakfast item for the kids. The reviews and complaints were uploaded on iwaspoisoned.com, a platform that tracks foodborne illnesses.
On the site, an anonymous user from Chesterfield, Virginia, said:
Another user wrote:
A third user confessed that every time they ate Lucky Charms, they would fall sick. The person also pointed out that a dye present in the cereal is causing digestion problems with them.
Digestive problems linked to Lucky Charms had been going on for months
As per New York Post, the 58-year-old brand from parent company General Mills started sickening people in July 2021. The founder of iwaspoisoned.com, Patrick Quade, stated that he contacted General Mills in September 2021 to inform them of the findings but never received a response.
This year, the number of complaints on the site began to rise, with 15 in February and 17 in March.
Despite reports of sickness, General Mills has stated that it does not believe their cereal is to blame. The company also stated that it is presently reviewing the allegations.
Responding to the complaints, General Mills spokesperson, Andrea Williamson, said in a statement that food is their company’s main priority and have conducted a thorough internal investigation on the matter.
Food safety attorney Bill Marler told the outlet:
This is not the first time that a breakfast cereal has been connected to various ailments.
Kellogg’s Honey Smacks sparked a salmonella epidemic in many states in 2018. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 135 people were infected in 36 states, with 34 of them being admitted to the hospital.
In 2010, Kellogg’s voluntarily recalled 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, and Honey Smacks due to a bad odor and flavor coming from the package liners.
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