http://www.delish.com/food/recalls-reviews/
The comments on the original post are disappointing as many people seem to blame parents for the obesity problem and poor choice of diet -Of course parents have to live up to their responsibility, that is true - however anyone who is an actual parent knows that you are up against a tremendous marketing machine carefully constructed by years of psychological testing that has resulted in an extremely effective mechanism for reeling in kids and creating life long users of pure trash junk food.
Defending these marketers means you side with the likes of Joe Camel and the type of advertising tactics proven to undermine youth into poor decisions. Those that make the point that "they ate it when they were kids" are naive to not only ingredient changes, but to the alarming fact that our generation is the first of all time to have a shorter life expectancy than the generation before it!
Marketing to children is a form of brainwashing that we can do without. Statistics speak for themselves here, let alone the ethical implications.
No matter how great a parent is, they are ONE or TWO up against an incredible force of ads littered all over the television, internet, in school, and from peers. Most children today are lucky to even have both parents around and those that do most likely only get to see them for a few hours a day due to work and school. Furthermore, to the folks with the "I did it and lived, so it must be okay philosophy" - the mere fact that your parents were ignorant enough to feed it to you just proves the point further.
The bottom line is that these cereals are not nutritious and harmful to people - PARTICULARLY children who will form life-long habits if hooked young enough (that is the admitted goal of the marketing and exactly why the boxes look like cartoons). That being said, this artist has done a great job at making a statement that makes you think twice before you mindlessly toss the box into your cart in sheep mode.
Ron English never disappoints!
Here are two great pieces on the subject:
Killer at Large
http://www.snagfilms.com/films
Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World
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