When scanning the aisles of my local Safeway I always look away at one cereal: Froot Loops. I despise Froot Loops with a burning passion. I can not fathom why someone would want to eat artificially flavored cereal that tastes nothing like fruit. Sure, they are very colorful, but I am convinced that they all taste the same. However, the taste is not even the worst part about Froot Loops; the ingredients in Froot-Loops lead to many potential health risks. According to “Dangerous Dyes,” Madison Sell writes that Froot Loops “contains hazardous, cancer-causing chemicals.” The most notable chemicals found in the cereal, Red 40 and BHT, have been linked to bladder cancer, lung cancer, decrease in potassium, and more. Although the health risks of eating Froot Loops are low, I still believe that there should not be any at all. Scared, I fear for the health of the many kids who eat nasty Froot Loops every morning for breakfast.
