Honey Nut Cheerios Incident
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On Monday, General Mills recalled 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios that were labeled as gluten-free but may actually contain gluten. The contamination reportedly occurred in a factory in Lodi, California.
The incident, which involved wheat-contaminated oat flour being used in gluten-free cereal production, occurred in July and affects four days' worth of cereal. General Mills currently manufactures many different gluten-free cereals, but only Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios are affected by this incident. Honey Nut Cheerios is the best-selling cereal in the country.
According to president of the cereal division at General Mills Jim Murphy, "As president of General Mills' cereal business, I am embarrassed and truly sorry