FDA Opens Probe on Lucky Charms Cereal After Several Reports of Link to Possible Illness

U.S. FDA has reportedly opened a probe on Lucky Charms cereal, which is one of the most popular cereals in the country, after several people have reported becoming ill after consuming it.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted that it has received more than 100 complaints linked to Lucky Charms cereals this year, according to The Daily Wire report.

Several people have also reported on the food safety website, iwaspoisoned.com, citing symptoms of nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting after consuming Lucky Charms.

The FDA noted that it takes reports of any possible adulteration of food that may cause illness or injury seriously.

The company that makes Lucky Charms, General Mills, said they have done their internal review and have not found anything that connects their cereal product to reports of illness after eating it.

Lucky Charms Cereal Consumers Reporting Illness

Food-safety experts noted that it is rare for people to get sick from eating breakfast cereal as it is usually baked, which typically kills pathogens, according to a Fox Business News report.

Patrick Quade, the founder of the consumer website iwaspoisoned.com, said that the site has so far received around 2,500 reports from people around the country who said they got sick after eating Lucky Charms cereal.

Quade added that a huge majority of the reports have been posted over the past two weeks.

He added that some consumers who reported their illness told Quade that the FDA has contacted them about testing their cereal.

Kristin Johnson, who lives in Lexington, Ky., said she allowed her two-year-old daughter to eat Lucky Charms about a week ago. Johnson then said that her daughter got sick for a few days after that. She said that when her daughter started to feel better, she gave her Lucky Charms again as it was her daughter's favorite treat. However, her two-year-old child got sick again.

Lucky Charms Cereal Complaints

General Mills did not further comment on the matter. However, it encouraged its consumers to share their concerns directly with the company, according to a CBS News report.

One person from Ohio noted that it was their second time experiencing symptoms after eating Lucky Charms, and noted that they are certain it is the cause.

They wrote that they were having "extreme abdominal pains" and that they were hoping to get the cereal left in the box tested, according to a Daily Mail News report.

One person from Pittsburgh complained that they had Lucky Charms for breakfast and got ill later that day. The person said that it came out of nowhere and lasted for a couple of days.

In 2018, a salmonella outbreak was traced back to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, leaving 36 people sick across 36 different states.

Kellogg recalled 28 million boxes of Froot Loops and other brands in 2010 after complaints about taste and smell. Some people also complained that they got sick after eating it.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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