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And yet, a Los Angeles man claims that, earlier this week, he poured himself a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch to find a pair of sugar-coated shrimp tails hiding among the crazy squares. "An accumulation of the cinnamon sugar," you say? People with, uh, eyes called bullshit: “Yo that’s shrimp CT CRUNCH!” tweeted actor, weed purveyor, and legendary Ted Cruz dragger Seth Rogen. Also: very unlikely to wind up in a cereal-processing plant, one hopes. “We assure you that there's no possibility of cross contamination with shrimp.” Cinnamon Toast Crunch and its parent company General Mills are getting roasted on social media for the company’s response to claims a man found shrimp tails and rat droppings in his cereal. “After further investigation with our team that closely examined the image, it appears to be an accumulation of the cinnamon sugar that sometimes can occur when ingredients aren't thoroughly blended,” the cereal tweeted. But the contaminated cereal probably wouldn’t have snowballed into a viral gross-out internet saga had the Cinnamon Toast Crunch brand not tried to gaslight Jensen. The notion of prawn husks somehow making it onto the production line at a General Mills factory is troubling. (“This is not a bit,” he clarified in his original horrified post.) “I’m genuinely nervous I will never eat (or sleep) again without answers,” writer and comedian Jensen Karp tweeted. Here’s why: a Los Angeles man says he found sugar-encrusted shrimp tails in his cereal and posted pictures on Twitter, pleading with the cereal-maker for an explanation. I’ve gone down the disgusting rabbit hole for you, dear readers, and as a result, I will never ever consume Cinnamon Toast Crunch again. Can COVID-19 Spread Through Food Packaging? Here’s What the FDA Says.Fair warning: this absolutely cursed story of allegedly contaminated cereal is going to make you queasy. This Man Says He Found Shrimp Tails In His Cinnamon Toast Crunch, As Well As Dental Floss, A Pea, And Potentially Rat Poop.I Have Severe Food Allergies, and These Are the 3 Comments I'm So Sick of Hearing.Thats what everyone thought when they first. The 10 Best Healthy Breads, Pastas, Cereals, and Other Whole Grains You Can Buy at the Supermarket comedian was engaged in a Twitter saga with General Mills after he says he found 2 shrimp tails in his Cinnamon Toast Crunch.Jensen Karp, a comedian and writer living in Los Angeles, claims he got more than he bargained for when he ate his breakfast on Monday. So the idea of shrimp potentially hiding out in cereal is startling for Karp and anyone else who enjoys a bowl of cereal-especially those with food allergies. A HORRIFIED man who found 'shrimp tails and rat feces' baked into his Cinnamon Toast Crunch has sent the cereal to a lab to investigate. Those symptoms can range from itching in the mouth and hives all the way to anaphylaxis, a life-threatening medical emergency in which the body’s airways swell and tighten. Cinnamon Toast Crunch (CTCSquares) MaDude those really look like shrimp tails And they really don’t look like an accumulation of the cinnamon sugar. For some people, even being near where these foods are prepared can trigger their symptoms. Chunks of the cereal spilled out on the countertop. So he whipped open his bag of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Those with shellfish allergies can develop symptoms after consuming or just coming into contact with foods like shrimp, lobster, and crab, the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology explains. A display of General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal at a Costco Warehouse in Robinson Township, Pa., on Thursday, May 14, 2020. But regardless of the defect action levels, the FDA requires any food that contains crustacean shellfish (such as shrimp) to clearly state they contain those ingredients so that people with severe shellfish allergies can avoid them.Īlthough the idea of random shrimp tails showing up in your cereal is definitely off-putting, for those with food allergies it can also be life-threatening. So you might be encountering some unexpected additions to your meals more often than you think. Cinnamon Toast Crustacean A man named JensenKarp found shrimp tails in his CinnamonToastCrunch, and GeneralMills reaction was.fishy. The limits on these types of foreign material in food, called the food defect action levels, allow for small amounts of them in many kinds of produce, spices, and packaged products (including peanut butter, jam, and canned tomatoes) because they “pose no inherent hazard to health” at these levels, the FDA says. While Karp and the company conduct their respective investigations, it’s worth noting that the Food and Drug Administration allows a surprising amount of things like insect remnants, mold, and “rodent filth” in food. For now there’s still no definitive answer about what the material is, where it came from, or how it found its way into a box of cereal.
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