Another breakfast staple is being blamed for causing upset stomachs — leading to plenty of belly-aching. Cheerios cereal could be making consumers vomit and giving them diarrhea, according to a growing number of complaints funneling into iwaspoisoned.com, a platform that tracks foodborne illnesses.
The new reports involving Cheerios come on the heels of a massive outbreak involving Lucky Charms, which has allegedly sickened more than 8,000 consumers over the past year, according to the website, and sparked an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration. Both cereals are made by General Mills.
“Food safety is our top priority. We take every consumer concern very seriously and are investigating this matter,” General Mills spokesperson Andrea Williamson told The Post on Thursday. “We encourage consumers to share any concerns directly with General Mills so we can properly and thoroughly investigate.”
The FDA initiated an investigation of Lucky Charms in early April and has since tested samples of the sugary cereal and visited the manufacturing facilities, The Post first reported.
“We do not have an update on the ongoing Lucky Charms investigation,” the agency told The Post on Thursday. “The FDA continues to take seriously any reports of possible adulteration of a food that may also cause illnesses or injury. As we continue reviewing and investigating these reports, we will provide updates as they become available.”
Complaints about Cheerios, which have 20 different varieties, cropped up this year from all regions of the country and spiked in April when 100 people reported their bouts of illness — along with their disbelief that a dry cereal that many of them have been eating since it hit the shelves in 1941 could make them sick, according to iwaspoisoned.com. READ MORE
