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Several cases have been filed against the manufacturer of a well-known cereal brand, alleging that their products contain excessive amounts of lead.
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, General Mills is being accused in class-action lawsuits in both Minnesota and California of having “dangerously high lead levels” in their cereal.
Is It True That Certain Cereals Contain High Amounts of Lead?
In both class action lawsuits, the focus is squarely on Cocoa Puffs and the lead contamination claims they make.
“According to the California suit, a 1-cup serving of Cocoa Puffs contained just shy of the state’s maximum allowable limit of .5 milligrams of lead,” the newspaper said.
Even while that’s below the limit, the complaint points out that the majority of individuals put far more than the recommended serving amount into their bowls every morning, according to the newspaper.
In 1956, the business debuted the cereal with a chocolate flavor. Until General Mills made a change in late 2009 in response to “complaints about the sugar content in breakfast cereals,” the formula remained unchanged, according to Snack History.
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Cocoa Puffs were among the cereals that had their sugar content cut by the manufacturer. According to Snack History, General Mills reintroduced the original formula around 2020.
How Are Customers Affected by the Cocoa Puffs Litigation?
Victims of the two claims, who hail from all over the nation, are seeking substantial sums of money from Cocoa Puffs. According to the Star Tribune, their asking price is over $5 million.
Do not begin to tally up your portion of that sum at this time. In earlier instances, General Mills has successfully defended itself against consumer advocacy class action lawsuits.
Class action lawsuits involving a pesticide on General Mills and Quaker Oats goods, including Cheerios, were revealed earlier this year by CBS News. Claiming to have caused infertility, the herbicide was the subject of the litigation.
