Why Must the Government Mess With My Breakfast Food?

Now that the uproar of the swine flu has begun to wane, it looks like the FDA is ready to move on to more important matters. Next up on the list? Making sure your cereal is not in "serious violation" of federal law. That's right, the FDA is upset that General Mills has been bragging that eating Cheerios can help lower your cholesterol. Perhaps it is slightly unethical to say that Cheerios will lower your cholesterol, and if you have high cholesterol you should probably see your doctor and start exercising, but from what I gather, nobody with heart disease has opted for Honey Nut Cheerios instead of a triple-bypass because of what it said on the box. So what if the claims aren't 100% true, at least the boxes don't contain e. coli, which is actually a huge accomplishment after all the food recalls over the last few years.

General Mills will back down on its claims, change a few sentences on the box and on the Cheerios Website, and another government bureaucrat will path themselves on the back for a doing a great job at something nobody gave a shit about in the first place. Congratulations Steven Sundlof, you are a jackass.