Food Safety

Danish health authorities ban some Kellogg products; company puzzled

Published in Aging and Elder Health Week, September 5th, 2004

Danish health officials said August 11, 2004, they have banned several vitamin-enriched products of U.S. breakfast cereal maker Kellogg, saying they could be harmful if eaten regularly.

The 18 products, which include enriched versions of popular brands already on the Danish market like Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Special K, were to be launched in Denmark soon.

"We've turned down applications for a number of enriched products which will have toxic effects in the doses Kellogg uses," said Paolo Drotsby of the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.

Drotsby said that if eaten regularly, the products could damage children's...

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