Christina Spicer  |  December 11, 2018

Category: Food

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Nutri-Grain cereal bars


A California man says Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain breakfast bars contain a known pesticide – glyphosate – in a class action lawsuit against the food giant.

Lead plaintiff Mason Kein alleges in his Nutri-Grain class action lawsuit that the pesticide glyphosate is a possible carcinogen.

Despite knowing this, Kellogg’s includes oat bran contaminated with the pesticide in various types of its breakfast bars, including strawberry Nutri-Grain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars and Cracklin’ Oat Bran cereal.

Glyphosate rocketed into public awareness after consumers complained that they developed cancer after using the popular weed killer, Roundup, which contains the substance as its active ingredient.

According to the Kellogg’s breakfast bar class action lawsuit, the World Health Organization has deemed the chemical is “probably carcinogenic to humans.”

“Because it is a probable carcinogen with no nutritional value, the presence of any amount of glyphosate in the products, no matter whether above or below regulatory limits, is material to reasonable consumers,” contends the Nutri-Grain class action lawsuit. “No reasonable consumer would purchase the products knowing that they contained glyphosate.”

Kellogg’s, according to the Nutri-Grain bars class action lawsuit, fails to properly clean the pesticide off ingredients it uses to make its breakfast bars and cereals, leaving consumers to ingest the substance.

“Glyphosate is one of the most widely used weed killing poisons in the United States,” alleges the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain class action lawsuit citing a report from the Environmental Working Group. “It is also sprayed on wheat, barley, and oats as a preharvest desiccant to dry the grain faster. Each year, more than 250 million pounds of glyphosate is sprayed on American crops, including wheat, barley, and oats just before they are harvested. Glyphosate adheres to the crops and Defendant’s cleansing process fails to remove the glyphosate residue.”

According to the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain breakfast bar class action lawsuit, the company fails to warn consumers that the products contain glyphosate.

“Nowhere on the product packages — inside or out — does defendant disclose that the products contain or likely contain glyphosate, such that defendant’s product health representations are false, deceptive, or, at minimum, misleading half­-truths,” alleges the Nutri-Grain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars class action lawsuit.

The plaintiff points out that children often eat the Kellogg’s breakfast bars and cereals that are allegedly laced with glyphosate. Their small size, alleges the Kellogg’s class action lawsuit, makes kids more susceptible to being affected by the chemical.

The Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain breakfast bar class action lawsuit seeks to represent consumers who purchased Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars – Strawberry; and (2) Kellogg’s Cracklin’ Oat Bran oat cereal in the following states: California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Washington.

The plaintiff is seeking restitution and disgorgement of profits, as well as a court order stopping Kellogg’s from using glyphosate contaminated ingredients in its products.

Kein and the proposed Class are represented by Patricia N. Syverson, Manfred P. Muecke, Elaine A. Ryan and Carrie A. Laliberte of Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint PC, and Stewart M. Weltman, Todd L. McLawhorn and Michael Chang of Siprut PC.

The Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars Class Action Lawsuit is Kein v. Kellogg Co., Case No. 3:18­-cv-­02759, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

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1,335 thoughts onKellogg’s Class Action Lawsuit: Nutri-Grain Breakfast Bars Contain Herbicide

  1. Howard laden says:

    Add me

  2. Diane laden says:

    Add me

  3. Sanna says:

    Only reason I’m researching is because today I ate one didn’t know the information I’m reading right now but my roof got irritated in my mouth and I freaked out drank water and it was dry like this is not ok on any level I’m glad I got the first one out the box instead of my child, I am hoping this didn’t effect my unborn seriously sucks when your eating healthy and something like this happens

  4. Phyllis Keene says:

    When there’s a list of states that are part of the settlement, why is Indiana absent from the lists? What are the requirements of a state to participate in the class action lawsuits? Do the states that are NOT included still have the right to file a class action in their state? I was just wondering. Thank you

  5. Mark Leary says:

    Let’s put a stop to this poison. Birth rates are down 20% since 2007. This is murder. Sign me up

  6. Tanisha Kruger says:

    PLEASE ADD MT TO CLASS ACTION MY CHILDEN BEEN EATING FOR YEARS IF THIS IS TRUE WILL BE BUYING ANOTHER BRAND FROM KNOW ON HAVE PROOF BEEN BUYING FOR YEARS FROMN TARGET.

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