skyhigh
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The wife calls me from my daughters house, and tells me to throw away a box of "Teddy Grahams" she had bought a couple weeks ago, for our 4 year old. It seems she took a pack with her for our granddaughter (1 year old), for a treat.
After a brief explanation, she tells me to open a pack and smell. OMG, these things smelled like a combination of paint, diesel fuel and the stuff "Green Thumb Lawn Care" sprays on the neighbors grass............ TOXIC.
NO EXAGGERATION!!!
Being a Sunday, I was unable to reach a customer service rep. at Nabisco, so I started a search on line. I found dozens of posts on numerous consumer affairs sites. One poster said the nabisco rep thought the product must be out of date (hah, still no reason for this gawd awful smell), but I did check. This product was out of date for A YEAR!!!!!
So now I decide to write the company (dollarGeneral) where she bought the box. There is no reason, with the technology today, that any product could or should be shipped, that is beyond expiration. Having past work experience for the country's 3rd largest food wholesaler, I know how stringent expiration dates are, and the scanning process to prevent these things.
I'm expecting calls from both, after my not so nice emails. I may even have the package tested myself (don't know what is involved there).
One thing that many of you may not know...... many of our foods are not processed or packaged in the USA. These particular snacks are produced by "Kraft GLOBAL"inc. I can almost guarantee these were produced in one of our 3rd world countries, then distributed here. When I was a kid, the only foods NOT raised or produced in this country were macadamia nuts, pineapples and exotic other foods & spices (the no-brainer things)
the FDA, USDA and the bunch are a joke, and a waste of taxpayer money anymore. I'm beginning to think there is a connection, with the rise of Alzheimers, ADHD, and many forms of cancer.
Plant a garden and raise your own beef. Mosh can teach us all a lesson.
I'm so furious....this is a food we purchase for our kids.
sorry for the rant.
After a brief explanation, she tells me to open a pack and smell. OMG, these things smelled like a combination of paint, diesel fuel and the stuff "Green Thumb Lawn Care" sprays on the neighbors grass............ TOXIC.
NO EXAGGERATION!!!
Being a Sunday, I was unable to reach a customer service rep. at Nabisco, so I started a search on line. I found dozens of posts on numerous consumer affairs sites. One poster said the nabisco rep thought the product must be out of date (hah, still no reason for this gawd awful smell), but I did check. This product was out of date for A YEAR!!!!!
So now I decide to write the company (dollarGeneral) where she bought the box. There is no reason, with the technology today, that any product could or should be shipped, that is beyond expiration. Having past work experience for the country's 3rd largest food wholesaler, I know how stringent expiration dates are, and the scanning process to prevent these things.
I'm expecting calls from both, after my not so nice emails. I may even have the package tested myself (don't know what is involved there).
One thing that many of you may not know...... many of our foods are not processed or packaged in the USA. These particular snacks are produced by "Kraft GLOBAL"inc. I can almost guarantee these were produced in one of our 3rd world countries, then distributed here. When I was a kid, the only foods NOT raised or produced in this country were macadamia nuts, pineapples and exotic other foods & spices (the no-brainer things)
the FDA, USDA and the bunch are a joke, and a waste of taxpayer money anymore. I'm beginning to think there is a connection, with the rise of Alzheimers, ADHD, and many forms of cancer.
Plant a garden and raise your own beef. Mosh can teach us all a lesson.
I'm so furious....this is a food we purchase for our kids.
sorry for the rant.
:Big Laugh
