Many Americans don’t get enough of the vitamins and minerals they should, but the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is now concerned that children and other vulnerable populations are exposed to excessive and unhealthy amounts in
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Kellogg’s Mini Wheats Recalled For Metal Fragments
Up to three million boxes of cereal have been recalled by Kellogg’s because they may contain metal fragments. 
The foreign material is pieces of flexible metal mesh from a faulty machine part, but the company
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Twinkies for Breakfast?
Yesterday the Environmental Working Group (best known for its “Dirty Dozen” list of pesticide-laden produce) released a not very surprising report detailing the insane amounts of sugar in children’s cereals. Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, at nearly
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Popular Kids Cereals as Sugary as Desserts, Review Finds
Few parents make a habit of feeding their kids Twinkies for breakfast. But children who eat some of the leading brands of cereal are getting just as much or more sugar as is in one
Lawmakers Investigate Kellogg’s Recall
House lawmakers are pressing Kellogg’s Co. for more information on the company’s recent 28 million box recall of Corn Pops, Honey Smacks, Fruit Loops, and Apple Jacks cereals.
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman of the
Kellogg’s Blames Elevated Hydrocarbons for Recall
An aromatic hydrocarbon called methylnaphthalene is present the substance giving off the unpleasant odor in the packaging of some recalled Kellogg’s cereals.
The Battle Creek, MI-based company recalled some 28 million boxes of Froot Loops,
Kellogg’s Recalls 28 Million Boxes of Cereal
Some of its most popular breakfast cereals have flunked Kellogg’s taste and smell tests, prompting it to voluntarily issue a recall of up to 28 million boxes of the involved brands.
The Battle Creek,
Malt-O-Meal Salmonella Outbreak
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth installment in a ten-part series on meaningful foodborne illness outbreaks.
For several years, cereal in a bag poised a silent danger to consumers. It was infecting people with Salmonella
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