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peppertree

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Wed Aug 7, 2024, 11:40 AM Aug 7

Lawsuits accuse General Mills' Cocoa Puffs of having high levels of lead

Popular breakfast cereal Cocoa Puffs is facing accusations of having dangerously high levels of lead, according to two federal lawsuits seeking millions from its parent company General Mills.

The class action lawsuits were filed by consumers Mark Tobin of California and Dante Meléndez and Destiny Morrisson of Minnesota. The plaintiffs seek a total of $5 million in damages for consumers who “would not have purchased and consumed [the cereal] had they known the truth about the products.”

In the California suit, the plaintiff alleges that one-cup serving of the cereal contains just under the state’s maximum limit of lead — 0.5 micrograms of the substance.

In the Minnesota suit, the plaintiffs allege that “there is no known safe blood lead level, because even small amounts of lead can be harmful to a child’s developing brain,” based on evidence from the Center of Disease Control.

“Almost all consumers, however, substantially exceed the recommended serving size per bowl of cereal,” the lawsuit said.

At: https://www.fooddive.com/news/general-mills-cocoa-puffs-lead-lawsuits/723508/



Great chocolatey taste...But is it unleaded.
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Lawsuits accuse General Mills' Cocoa Puffs of having high levels of lead (Original Post) peppertree Aug 7 OP
So, they admit that it meets state requirements... TwilightZone Aug 8 #1

TwilightZone

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1. So, they admit that it meets state requirements...
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 10:37 AM
Aug 8

in the state with arguably the most-stringent consumer protection laws in the country, and they sued anyway?

Seems like an uphill battle.

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