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Kellogg's, FDA Probe Video of Man Urinating on Cereal Products
Kellogg's launches internal investigation; FDA conducts a criminal probe of video, likely shot during a labor dispute in 2014.
BATTLE CREEK, MI – Michigan cereal maker Kellogg’s and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating the circumstances behind an online video showing a man urinating on products on an assembly line conveyor belt.
The video, which contains graphic images, was posted Friday on the World Star Hip Hop web site. It has since been removed.
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The FDA is conducting a criminal investigation, according to WREG-TV, which said the video may have been shot in 2014 during a labor dispute between Kellogg’s and its workers, who were locked out.
Kellogg’s spokesman Kris Charles said in a statement Saturday that the company is “outraged by this completely unacceptable situation.”
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"We were shocked and deeply disappointed by this video that we just learned of yesterday," Charles said in a statement Saturday. "We immediately alerted law enforcement authorities and regulators."
Kellogg’s said the potentially affected products — Rice Krispies Treats, granola clusters used in some products and puffed rice treats that are no longer made — are all past their expiration dates.
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