-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Eva Mendes will never eat Kellogg's cereals ever again. In the wake of protests over the breakfast food company’s use of artificial dyes, the actor shared her thoughts on the matter. “I grew up on cereal.
I still love it but I won’t eat @kelloggsus anymore after I found out that so many of the ingredients they use here in the US are BANNED in other countries. Why? Because they’re harmful for children,” Mendes said in an Instagram post made Oct. 8 .
On Tuesday, she urged her followers to join in on a “peaceful march to Kelloggs HQ to ask them to REMOVE artificial food dyes.” Many agreed with Mendes’s stance, while others claimed that artificial dyes have been deemed safe for consumption. “Yes thank you so so much for giving a voice to this topic,” commented functional medicine expert Dr.
Will Cole . On the contrary, biomedical scientist Dr. Andrea Love told Mendes, “This is a really harmful message you’re spreading that undermines our food experts and food security for many people .
. . please consider seeking actual experts if you want to discuss these topics.
” Related "Let them eat cereal": How accusations of "greedflation" fueled consumer ire against Kellogg's The protests against Kellogg's ingredients list come after the passage of the California School Food Safety Act , which bans six artificial food dyes most commonly found in foods served in school cafeterias across the state. The ban includes Red 40, Yel.
