WHAT??!!

While the term "misbranded drug" is a bit harsh on the FDA's part, I'm sure they only said it to give General Mills incentive to change some of claims they make on their website and where and how they place it on their boxes. Apparently, General Mills claimed that it could help prevent some cancers without any proof or authorization, and omitted important parts out of the heart-healthy statement.

The media likes to spin stories in the direction of sensationalism, so you might want to do some research of your own before starting a sh*tstorm; otherwise, you're only playing into their hands.

In the UK there's a brand of tea called PG Tips which originally stood for Pre-Gestive (or somesuch), intended to allude to a baneficial effect on your digestion. That was a minor player in what was otherwise a huge see of competing claims - few of which were verifiable by consumers.

To be fair, eating lots of things "part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol" could lower bad cholesterol.

On a different note, I would probably read a "Horror-and-lies-orama."

If the FDA really feels it doesn't have enough work, they'll have their hands full with every food product making any claims about how healthy it is. Are low-fat foods intended to treat obesity? Are sugar-free foods intended to help with diabetes?

Please stop wasting taxpayer dollars on my cereal. As long as they are not lying, let them sell it free from interference.

I'll just go to bed now, and sleep through the s#*t storm.

Everyone who writes ad copy should be locked in a room naked, covered in Wesson oil, and armed with butcher knives. The survivors are fed to Oprah Winfrey.

Look to your right on this page if you need another example of the horror and lies...

-Steve Earle