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Lucky Charms Cereal, Amazon, Sicklerville, Winslow Township, NJ, USA

4 years ago •reported by user-yhvyy559 • details

It wasn’t until after the second time eating Lucky Charms from this particular box and having diarrhea and strong stomach pains that I started suspecting something wasn’t right, and it so happened to be within an hour of eating the cereal but I ignored it. Then at… See more

#luckycharms #amazon #winslowtownship #newjersey #unitedstates #sub #milk #ro-tel #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety Lucky Charms Cereal, Amazon, Sicklerville, Winslow Township, NJ, USA It wasn’t until after the secon... photo #1

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Lucky Charms, Target, 10424 Trinity Pkwy, Stockton, CA 95219, USA

4 years ago •reported by user-yzdrc126 • details

Ate lucky charms dry and have had severe diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Didn’t think of the cereal and had another baggie of it and have been severely sick. Family members didn’t eat L.C. And aren’t sick.
I purchased them 4/24/22 but didn't open it until recently. | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting

#luckycharms #target #stockton #california #unitedstates #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety Lucky Charms, Target, 10424 Trinity Pkwy, Stockton, CA 95219, USA Ate lucky charms dry and have had... photo #1

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Walmart Supercenter, Anderson Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, USA

4 years ago •reported by user-btvjt628 • details

I’ve bought lucky charms this week for the kids and myself and this the first time I’ve ever made a report. I, Myself (25), daughter (5), son (2) have had diarrhea for the past 3 days and it’s made it hard to maintain being hydrated. I have… See more

#walmart #luckycharms #fortworth #texas #unitedstates #fruit #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety Walmart Supercenter, Anderson Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, USA I’ve bought lucky charms this week for... photo #1

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Lucky charms, Pontiac Foodland, 1925 N Perry St, Pontiac, MI 48340, United States

4 years ago •reported by user-gcnd7698 • details

I had 5 bowls of lucky charms cereal, and a bowl or two the day before. Came down with massive belching, vomiting, chills, shaking, extreme eye and head pain. It was awful. The worst I ever felt. The experience was more awful than having covid twice. A thousand times worse. | Symptoms: Nausea, Vomiting, Chills, Shaking, Headache

#luckycharms #pontiac #michigan #unitedstates #bowl #chi-chis #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety Lucky charms, Pontiac Foodland, 1925 N Perry St, Pontiac, MI 48340, United States I had 5 bowls of l... photo #1

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Cocoa Puffs, Robert Supermarket, Robert, LA 70455, United States

4 years ago •reported by user-xjwf7599 • details

I know that there have been a lot of recent reports of illnesses from boxes of Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms, however, these cereals have made me sick after eating them for the past couple of years which is why I don't eat them so much anymore.… See more

#cocoapuffs #robert #louisiana #unitedstates #fastfood #pita #sugar #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety Cocoa Puffs, Robert Supermarket, Robert, LA 70455, United States I know that there have been a lot o... photo #1

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Walmart Supercenter, Center Drive, Medford, OR, USA

4 years ago •reported by user-rjpk9846 • details

Turkey sausage I eat about 3-4 sausages yesterday morning with some hash browns. My stomach started bothering me a little after I eat almost instantly. Then I got a really bad stomach ache!! So I eat some light food to see if it would help but ended… See more

#walmart #medford #oregon #unitedstates #sausage #turkey #hashbrown #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety Walmart Supercenter, Center Drive, Medford, OR, USA Turkey sausage I eat about 3-4 sausages yesterd... photo #1

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Lucky Charms, Dollar General, Dollar General, Tennessee 77, Newbern, TN, USA

4 years ago •reported by user-wvnth865 • details

Bought the small $1 bag of Lucky Charms from there & like an hour after eating it dry, I got sick & been stuck on the toilet ALL DAY, with Stomach pains, BAD Diarrhea, Headache, Fatigue, An Overall Feeling of Awful & Muscle Pains & Lucky Charms… See more

#dollargeneral #luckycharms #newbern #tennessee #unitedstates #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety Lucky Charms, Dollar General, Dollar General, Tennessee 77, Newbern, TN, USA Bought the small $1 bag... photo #1

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Harris Teeter, Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC, USA

4 years ago •reported by user-brhc8282 • details

I think it was three hand fulls of unwashed grapes that I ate while cooking dinner at 5pm last night. Grapes were bought 7 days ago and sat in refrigerator. It was the worst case of diarrhea & cramps that I’ve ever had (I’m 66 years old)-… See more

#harristeeter #raleigh #northcarolina #unitedstates #juice #pita #grapes #banana #cooks #chi-chis #cereal

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H-E-B, South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX, USA

4 years ago •reported by user-dqprt932 • details

Both me and my SO have been sick after eating Shredded Wheat Cereal. We know it's the cereal and not the milk because we drink different kinds of milk and the bag of cereal was freshly opened when we both got sick. The expiration date is a… See more

#heb #austin #texas #unitedstates #milk #cereal

Consumer Review - Food Safety H-E-B, South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX, USA Both me and my SO have been sick after eating Shredded... photo #1

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Lucky Charms Cereal, Runnemede, NJ, USA

4 years ago •reported by user-brqc8881 • details

My daughter was suffering from bouts of nausea, intense abdominal cramping/pain/spasms, vomiting, and diarrhea between October 2021- March 2022. This caused her to miss a lot of school as this required a covid test each time & rapid tests were not admissible. The first time this happened… See more

#luckycharms #runnemede #newjersey #unitedstates #wrap #ro-tel #specialk #cereal

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