General Mills Sued Over Recalled Gluten-free Cheerios

Our society is "lawsuit happy". Mistakes are made because we are human. General Mills acted quickly and took steps to fix the problem. This was not an intentional harmful act. If celiacs continue to bring lawsuits against companies (i.e. General Mills, PF Chang's), we will be limited again in our choices for gluten free products on the market. And YES, I am a celiac, as well as some of my family members!

I would rather have limited choices that are safe and actually use gluten free oats than deal with someone who's in it for the money and the fad and end up getting sick and have to start the healing process all over again.

I would rather have limited choices that are safe and actually use gluten free oats than deal with someone who's in it for the money and the fad and end up getting sick and have to start the healing process all over again.

You are assuming that smaller companies can do this better than larger, publicly traded companies, which may not be the case.

Cynthia is right about "using our buying power" when it comes to how and where we get our food. The real truth is that the food/agricultural companies are ruining our food. Monsanto is the biggest, most corrupt of all, including general mills. Monsanto controls over 90% of the world's seeds, yes they control what kind of seeds farmers plant in the ground. AND, if you think GMO is okay, then please understand a simple truth, "if insects and animals won't eat it, why would I??" And lastly, I wish the whole world knew that those "chem trails" in the sky are a result of Monsanto putting barium and aluminum into the atmosphere, in an effort to control the environment. What they do not realize is that they are what is killing all the bees. You never hear about that in the mainstream media outlets, but my friends, please know this "IF THE BEES GO, ALL PLANT AND ANIMAL/HUMANS WILL DIE OFF". Do you research, get some heirloom seeds and grow your own!!

It is hard to take anyone who believes in chem trails seriously...

My concern is that if wheat flour contaminated the line, how will they ever make sure the equipment is completely clean again? I doubt they would disassemble all of it and clean it sufficiently. No more cheerios for us (not that I was eating them, but my husband was - his sensitivity is not nearly as bad as mine)

There is not wheat flour on their line. They've spend millions of dollars to upgrade their facilities to ensure their product is safe.

Mistakes are made. I'm now 20+ years of being gluten free and am so glad that so much progress has been made and tried by major brands.

I think litigation when companies take responsibility is unproductive. It will make companies less likely to try to bring new gluten free products safely to market.

I agree. Damaging litigation for an isolated incident is the fastest vehicle to all these mainstream companies deciding we can go screw ourselves before they'll try to cater to us again.

There is a fine line between pushing companies too hard, being too exacting, so that we scare them away from selling gluten-free foods, and being exacting enough so that they are held accountable and realize how vital a strict gluten-free diet is for some of us.

I think litigation when companies take responsibility is unproductive. It will make companies less likely to try to bring new gluten free products safely to market.

My main concern at this point is that my son and I both got very, very sick from a new box purchased last week, that was not part of the recall. It was by no means gluten free, while labeled as such. Not sure what to make of this experience based on this above comoay statement.

My concern is that if wheat flour contaminated the line, how will they ever make sure the equipment is completely clean again? I doubt they would disassemble all of it and clean it sufficiently. No more cheerios for us (not that I was eating them, but my husband was - his sensitivity is not nearly as bad as mine)

It's not that hard to decontaminate the facility. You 're over exaggerating but if you feel that you can get contaminated, then don't eat Cheerios ever again.

Our society is "lawsuit happy". Mistakes are made because we are human. General Mills acted quickly and took steps to fix the problem. This was not an intentional harmful act. If celiacs continue to bring lawsuits against companies (i.e. General Mills, PF Chang's), we will be limited again in our choices for gluten free products on the market. And YES, I am a celiac, as well as some of my family members!

I agree. Just another money hungry lawsuit with no merit. I hate lawyers. A few people ruin it for the rest. Thank you GM for making Cheerios G!!!!!!! These people probably look to sue for any reason. They probably sued another company before and hope to get money before litigation. Ambulance chasers.

Celiac disease patients should not allow any company to put a "gluten-free" label on products that are not really gluten-free.

We want to avoid seeing more people ill or dead because of gluten ingestion. This is very serious and should be addressed no matter what. Celiac disease patients deserve respect and the companies that want to make money at the expense of celiac disease patients should know well what they are doing before launching any gluten-free product. This is not a game and nobody should be playing with people's health.

It was a mistake not intentional and they corrected it. Stop degrading companies that try to assist gluten-free. And yes. FYI, companies try to make money if there is a need by consumers. So tell you what. Don't buy any gluten-free Food from any company. Make your own food.

My main concern at this point is that my son and I both got very, very sick from a new box purchased last week, that was not part of the recall. It was by no means gluten free, while labeled as such. Not sure what to make of this experience based on this above comoay statement.

Have you considered an oat intolerance, which does also affect some celiacs? If your box was not part of the recall I doubt it contained any gluten.