Posted on 12/06/2024 10:48:33 AM PST by Red Badger
Sales of Kellogg’s Froot Loops have plunged in recent weeks after activists warned Americans the popular breakfast cereal contains harmful food dyes absent in versions marketed in other countries.
Food Babe “Vani Hari,” who’s been at the forefront of bringing the issue to the public’s attention, revealed Wednesday Froot Loops sales “are down 54.6% in the last 12 weeks.”
“Our campaign to get artificial food dies out of Kellogg cereals is working,” Hari told followers on X, congratulating them on making their voices heard by voting with their dollars at the supermarket.
“Toucan Sam is looking for a new job,” Hari said, adding, “American companies will no longer be able to get away with selling us ingredients they don’t use in other countries using more toxic poisonous chemicals and cereals here in America.”
“Americans are rising up and the data is right there,” Hari added.
The following info-graphic depicts Hari’s concern with America’s food supply.
News of Froot Loops’ sales decline comes as Hari visited Congress last September to deliver a presentation slamming processed and chemical-laden foods sold to American consumers.
“Our government is letting US food companies get away with serving American citizens harmful ingredients that are banned or heavily regulated in other countries,” Hari said.
“Even worse, American food companies are selling the same exact products overseas without these chemicals but choose to continue serving us the most toxic version here,” she said, adding, “It’s un-American.”
Hari followed up by holding a protest outside of Kellogg’s headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, in October, after which she urged a boycott of the company after representatives refused to meet with her.
When Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also made remarks about Froot Loops containing too many artificial ingredients last month, the New York Times attempted to fact-check him; however, instead of disproving his claim, they proved him right.
“Mr. Kennedy has singled out Froot Loops as an example of a product with too many artificial ingredients, questioning why the Canadian version has fewer than the U.S. version,” they wrote.
“But he was wrong,” the article continued authoritatively — except instead of debunking his argument, it went on to accidentally confirm exactly what Kennedy was warning about.
“The ingredient list is roughly the same, although Canada’s has natural colorings made from blueberries and carrots while the U.S. product contains red dye 40, yellow 5 and blue 1 as well as Butylated hydroxytoluene, or BHT, a lab-made chemical that is used ‘for freshness,’ according to the ingredient label,” the report said.
Maybe now that the issue is affecting their bottom line, cereal makers will get the message.
> “It’s un-American.”
It’s VERY American.
Are these food dye really toxic, or is just the Euro-Weenies who are complaining?
Good on her for taking Big Food to task. These companies will sicken and kill us for a few pennies of profit.
They’re toxic. Mcds fries in Europe have 3 ingredients. 17 ingredients here.
If these “ingredients” are legitimately bad, then I cannot wrap my head around why corporations would selectively add this exclusively to the US market. It appears, for example, that the US Froot Loops appear brighter in color, but so what? You add it because it looks prettier and yet is ostensibly unhealthy poison? Makes no sense.
Last time I checked, no one is being force fed Fruit Loops.
Certain parties wish to remove that choice for everyone.
Forget the dye just shape them like the fruit they taste like but they all taste the same ,LOL
No wonder all the commercial of late
No wonder all the commercial of late
I have never seen one on TV Land.
Cheaper to make, probably longer shelf life.
I’ve noticed that our local ‘OLLIE’S’, a store similar to Big Lots, that buys over-production and damaged shipments rejected by stores, suddenly has lots of Fruit Loops on sale............
Nobody is removing that choice. The choice they are trying to remove is Froot Loop’s choice to sell worse products in America.
From that ingredient list, it looks like the other countries add more sugar.
I place a significant blame for liberals for ruining McDonald's fries. Back in the late 80s or so they howled about McDonald's using beef tallow in their fries and McDonald's, ever the weak-kneed woke company, capitulated and their fries were forever ruined.
Liberals did the same thing with McDonald's clam shell packaging.
And plastic straws.
And paper grocery bags, then plastic grocery bags.
Liberals destroy everything they touch.
It’s probably cheaper and probably some degree addictive to kids who eat the junk.
Remember quite a few of these major food companies are owned by big tobacco companies who have a history of making things that are bad for public health more addictive.
Then you have to look at the big picture of the symbiotic relationship between Big Food Companies and the Health Care and Drug Industries.
Feed the public things that affect their health, they get sick and require healthcare, the healthcare companies prescribe drugs to treat the symptoms on a continuing basis while not fixing the issue.
Think about all the lobbying money these industries have to keep the status quo of a never-ending supply of sick Americans getting fed bad food.
Cheaper to produce would be my guess.
Penny saved is a penny earned.
It’s VERY American."
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Yeah, Bill Gates style.
Sugar is cheaper in other countries.
We pay higher prices because of government protection of domestic Sugar Growers........................
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