Foul smells from some Kellogg Co breakfast cereals prompted the world's largest cereal maker to voluntarily pull millions of packages from store shelves around the United States.
Kellogg Recalls Breakfast Cereals Over Taste, Smell
Foul smells from some Kellogg Co breakfast cereals prompted the world’s largest cereal maker to voluntarily pull millions of packages from store shelves around the United States.
Kellogg said on Friday it noticed “an uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell” from the box liners of its popular Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks products.
The company said the chance of serious illness from the smell was low, but the products could cause nausea and diarrhea among sensitive consumers.
Only U.S. products marked with the letters “KN” following the “better if used before” date notice were affected, the company said.
No other products are a part of this recall, Kellogg added.
U.S. regulators are under fire this year following high-profile recalls involving products for children.
Johnson & Johnson recalled 40 widely used nonprescription products for children and infants, such as Tylenol and Motrin, earlier this year after Food and Drug Administration inspectors found filthy equipment and contaminated ingredients at a Pennsylvania factory.
“When foods that are popular among kids are being recalled in large volumes, it is clear that our food safety system is not working,” U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro said in an email.
DeLauro, a Democrat, chairs a House of Representatives subcommittee that funds the FDA and frequently has criticized its response to dangerous food and medicines.
The lawmaker said 28 million boxes of Kellogg cereal were being recalled after about 20 people, including five who reported nausea and vomiting, complained about the “waxy” smell and flavor coming from the box liners.
Kellogg shares fell 0.8 percent to close at $52.42 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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didnt anybody notice that kellogs doesnt have a hechsher anymore??? only a K which is not a hechsher at all…
eew
how bout crackers that taste worse than newspaper from the Jewish companies?
Hadar and Kedem?
yossi
Is kellogg`s kosher, some of it`s products only have a “K” sign, which organization is behind that?
I AM SO CONCERNED!!!!!!!
IT IS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME HOW ONE WOULD HAVE THE HEART TO BUY THIS STUFF TO BEGIN WITH. FEEDING THIS GARBAGE TO YOUR CHILDREN IS MAMASH CRIMINAL.GARBAGE LIKE THIS IS WHAT KEEPS YOUR KIDS SICK AND ON ANTIBIOTICS A WHOLE WINTER LONG, AND A HOST OF OTHER ISSUES. GARBAGE CEREALS LIKE THESE SHOULD BE BANNED AND MADE ILLEGAL, AND IF NOT THEN WE NEED TO HAVE THE BRAINS TO STAY FAR AWAY FROM HARMFUL FOODS LIKE THIS! PLEASE MAKE WISER CHOICES FOR YOUR CHILDREN, THEY WILL BE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR CARING SO!!!!
Chaim Varshteiner
Umm… Let’s all take a deep breath, and undo the CAP-lock button…
It is just food, not the greatest, but it ain’t killing your kids.
Now, neurotic parents on the other hand…
ha ha
to number four … ur a neurotic moron
mix-multiudes
l agree with #4 l was going to say the same thing, there so many good healthy cereals on the market or yo can make your own, you just make enough to last a week,so your family will do well g-d willing ineverything they do
osprey
i knew those apple jacks tasted fishy kellogs cant be relied to be kosher down with kellogs up with puffins!
AH
To 1 and 3: The Vaad of New England provides the hashgacha on many (though not all) Kellogg’s cereals. A list is available at http://www.fafh.com/resourc…, though it’s a bit out of date. Why the company chooses to just put a K on the boxes rather than an actual trademarked kashrus symbol – I don’t know.
To 4: Writing in ALL CAPS is the online equivalent of yelling, which is rude. So is accusing anyone who uses these cereals of being “mamash criminal.” Please seek help.
Chani
bs’d It’s hight time frum Jews started looking into healthier options for feeding our children. You are so concerned with their commitment to yiddishkeit and yet your feed them such junk food because it’s quick and easy! The number one cause of CANCERS are from living off processed foods, parasites (but of course we are careful to clean our fresh produce), if you only knew what they line packaging with, you would never serve your family such death!