8:30 AM PT — General Mills just got back to us, and it sounds like they’re saying whatever Jensen discovered here did NOT happen on their watch or on their grounds.
A rep for GM says … “While we are still investigating this matter, we can say with confidence that this did not occur at our facility.” They add, “We are waiting for the consumer to send us the package to investigate further. Any consumers who notice their cereal box or bag has been tampered with, such as the clear tape that was found in this case, should contact us.”
UPDATE: my wife has a stronger stomach than me and checked the OTHER bag in the family pack. This one seems taped up (?) and also appears to include…(I don’t even want to say it)…dental floss. pic.twitter.com/yKPkpx7PWq
— Jensen Karp (@JensenKarp) March 23, 2021
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It’s true — Jensen did show off the cereal bags from the 2-pack he says he bought at Costco, and one of them did appear to be taped up, as if already opened.
He’d already said he’s going back to the warehouse for clarification — but based on Mills’ response here, it seems like they’re saying the blame lies elsewhere.
A guy claims he found the tail end of some shrimp in his cereal — something General Mills assures him can’t be the case, but he’s definitely not buying it.
Writer/Producer Jensen Karp documented what he claims was a gross morning breakfast session Monday, posting pics of various artifacts he says he found inside his new box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. He says he found shrimp tails in there … 2 of ’em to be exact!!!
Jensen started by asking (and officially tagging) CTC’s Twitter account why there were apparently crustacean remnants in his just-unsealed box … which sparked quite a journey of what he describes as excuses and gaslighting.
Ok, we’ll after further investigation with my eyes, these are cinnamon coated SHRIMP TAILS, you weirdos. I wasn’t all that mad until you now tried to gaslight me? https://t.co/7DmADmoqUt pic.twitter.com/rSLE60pvoy
— Jensen Karp (@JensenKarp) March 22, 2021
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Cinnamon Toast Crunch, at first, responded by apologizing and asking for more details … while also offering a new box as a quick remedy. Then, CTC claimed, upon further examination, its quality control team came to the conclusion that they weren’t shrimp tails … but simply large, dried-up sugar clumps!
Jensen — who’s married to “Boy Meets World” star Danielle Fishel, BTW — didn’t seem to accept that answer … as he posted close-up shots of the alleged shrimp tails. He claims he went digging even further and found more gross stuff … including a small piece of string and tiny specks of black gunk on some of the cereal.
Also, many of the squares have black marks, and some are dyed red? And yes, I ate a bowl before noticing all this. pic.twitter.com/Y9WWmsTznP
— Jensen Karp (@JensenKarp) March 22, 2021
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Some folks on the Internet theorized the stuff might be mouse or rat droppings … which opens up a whole other can of worms that makes us gag just thinking about.
As for where things ended here … Jensen says he’s heading back to Costco — where he bought the cereal — to get some answers. He’s also waiting for more from CTC’s parent company General Mills.
We, too, have reached out to General Mills … so far, no word back.
Originally Published — 7:38 AM PT