FDA investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness

The FDA says it has acquired greater than 100 complaints associated to Fortunate Charms to date this 12 months.

(Gene J. Puskar / Related Press)

The U.S. Meals and Drug Administration is investigating Fortunate Charms cereal after dozens of consumers complained of sickness after consuming it.

The FDA mentioned Saturday it has acquired greater than 100 complaints associated to Fortunate Charms to date this 12 months.

“The FDA takes critically any studies of attainable adulteration of a meals that will additionally trigger diseases or harm,” the company mentioned in a press release.

A number of hundred individuals have additionally posted on a meals security web site, iwaspoisoned.com, complaining of nausea, diarrhea and vomiting after consuming Fortunate Charms.

Normal Mills Inc., the Minneapolis-based firm that makes Fortunate Charms, Cheerios and different cereals, mentioned it’s conscious of these studies and takes them critically. However the firm mentioned its personal investigation has not discovered any proof of client sickness linked to Fortunate Charms.

Normal Mills mentioned it encourages customers to share their issues instantly with the corporate.