Cheerios Gets an FDA Slap

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I was skimming the news over lunch today and saw this. The FDA recently sent out a warning to the makers of Cheerios (General Mills) citing that the claims made on each and every Cheerios Box were essentially misleading. (see below)

cheerios_lowfatThe FDA has sent a warning to General Mills about the wording on the box and Cheerios has said that it is in talks to remedy the situation.

You can Read the Full Article Here in the Baltimore Sun.

I just have one question… Doesn’t the FDA have more important things on it’s plate besides attacking Cheerios?

What do you think?

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