Lucky Charms Not Yet Recalled Despite High Number of Reports

Updated on 5/4/22, the FDA Core Response Table has a case count 529 total cases associated with Lucky Charms.  The website iwaspoisoned.com has already received over 7,300 cases.  The company has not recalled the product.  

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Over 7,300 Lucky Charms Cereal Illness Complaints On Iwaspoisoned.com, FDA Investigating
Bruce Y. LeeSenior Contributor

You could say that there have been cereal complaints about Lucky Charms. On May 6, 2022, the website iwaspoisoned.com posted the following message: “Starting in late 2021 Lucky Charms food poisoning reports started to trend on iwaspoisoned.com. Now there are reports of over 7,300 sick.”

Yeah, there probably aren’t too many people saying, “gee, I really hope to trend on iwaspoisoned.com.” This website allows people to submit reports of feeling ill after eating a food item that was served at or sold by a business. According to the website, “This real time information is shared by consumers, food authorities, restaurants, and industry with one aim – to make eating a safer experience.” Their stated goal is to prevent “food poisoning outbreaks, reduces risks, and creates better outcomes for restaurants, shareholders, and the public.” Therefore, it’s probably not the place to complain about your significant other’s cooking, unless your significant other happens to be a restaurant or a food manufacturing company.

The complaints about Lucky Charms have been magically repetitious, so to speak. Many have cited very similar gastrointestinal problems such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. And they always seem to be after me Lucky Charms. For example, one post complained, “I would eat a bowl of lucky charms in the morning and be fine for a couple of days then on the third day I would get a stomach ache late at night for 2 nights straight the first night being the worst with nausea and diarrhea and breaking out in a sweat this happen for 2 weeks the second week I started vomiting. I have been fine for like a month now because I haven't ate the cereal since and won't buy it now and guess what no more problems.”