Kellogg Kid's Cereals May Have Been Poisoned By Dangerous Chemical, Prompting Recall
A carcinogen used in mothballs could be the reason Kellogg Company recalled millions of boxes of cereal earlier this y ear.
The recall this summer involved 28 million boxes of Corn Pops, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks and Honey Smacks, all popular children’s breakfasts. Complaints rolled in earlier this year that a funny smell was coming from the boxes of cereals referenced above and that consumers were becoming ill after ingesting such.
Kellogg reported there were no harmful substances in the recalled boxes, but the chemical suspected of causing the recall, 2-methylnaphthalene, is a natural component of crude oil, is used in the manufacture of mothballs and toilet sanitizers and "is not supposed to be in food”.
The Environmental Protection Agency says 2-methylnaphthalene is structurally related to naphthalene, which is listed by the EPA as a possible human carcinogen, the Post said.
Kellogg provided the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with an assessment of potential health risks of the contamination, but neither would provide copies of the report, the paper said.
