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Owned by General Mills, Inc. · 48 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 29, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade A (93)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 92.7083.

Grade by indicator
IndicatorGradeWhat we found
Recalls (40%)A (100)No recalls found Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)B (82)Tier A: 0 of 48 products · A (100) (25%)
Tier B: 14 of 48 products (Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5) · D (51) (15%) · products
FDA warning letters (20%)A (100)None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (none) · IARC notes (1 product) · FDA dye pledge: In progress.

Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

No FDA recall matched to this brand.

1 recall event by General Mills, Inc. name no brand, so it is on the owner's page, not counted here.

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

Ingredients on our watch list

Products (15)

Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".

FDA warning letters to General Mills, Inc., Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

None found from FDA food offices.

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.

FDA dye pledge: In progress

General Mills, Inc.: Betty Crocker®, Bisquick®, Chex® Cereal, Cinnamon Toast Crunch®, Häagen-Dazs™, Pillsbury®, Progresso®, Trix®

Source: FDA's tracker of food industry dye pledges

Shown, not graded: a completed pledge already shows up as fewer dyes in the ingredients.