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The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating numerous reports from consumers who say they have become ill after consuming Lucky Charms.
The FDA said it has received more than 100 reports since the beginning of the year from people claiming the popular breakfast cereal has caused nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. A food safety website has separately documented thousands of similar complaints dating back at least to 2021.
“The FDA takes seriously all reports of possible adulteration of a food product that may also cause illness or injury,” the FDA told The Post in an emailed statement, noting that “individual incidents” and “complaints are less serious.” Art” can be monitored and “can be used in a future inspection of a company to help FDA identify problem areas in a manufacturing facility.”
Meanwhile, Iwaspoisoned.com, a real-time consumer reporting platform on food safety issues, reveals that complaints about good luck charms have been trending since late 2021. But they have been rising sharply in recent weeks, with reports of over 3,000. Complaints were received from all US states and Canada.
“Food safety is our top priority. We take consumer concerns reported through a third-party website very seriously. Through our ongoing internal investigations, we have found no evidence of consumer disease linked to the consumption of good luck charms,” Andrea Williamson, a spokeswoman for General Mills, told the Post in an email. “We encourage consumers to share any concerns directly with General Mills to ensure they can be addressed appropriately.”
The Minneapolis-based maker of Cheerios, Pillsbury, Yoplait and other top grocery brands reported 2021 net sales of more than $18 billion and has a market cap of nearly $42.7 billion.
The stream of reports on iwaspoisoned.com is remarkably consistent, with consumers complaining of severe stomach problems from coast to coast. Many reports came from concerned parents and grandparents.
“My daughter became very ill. 102.7 temp, vomiting, abdominal pain and chills. She is unable to hold down a sip of water. I asked her about everything she ate and drank in the last 24 hours and couldn’t figure it out until I saw the news,” a consumer from Grand Forks, ND, posted over the weekend.
“Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and horrible belching with a horrible taste, almost chemical. Households of four have all experienced the same thing,” reported a consumer from Defiance, Ohio.
“I bought lucky charms for my son and grandson. Both had nausea and abdominal pain. Except for the lucky charms, we all ate the same. They ate it as an afternoon snack for several days in a row and got these symptoms,” said another consumer from Blairsville, Georgia. “No more charms and both are fine now.”