Kellogg’s has launched a criminal investigation after the clip emerged online on Friday.
The company claims the incident occurred in 2014 at its factory in Memphis, Tennessee.
A Kellogg’s spokesman said products potentially affected included Rice Krispies Treats, Rice Krispies Treats cereal and puffed rice cake products.
But as the incident happened two years ago, all affected products would be past their expiry date now, having been presumably unwittingly consumed many months ago.
“Kellogg takes this situation very seriously and we were shocked and deeply disappointed by this video that we just learned of yesterday,” Kellogg’s spokesman Kris Charles said.
“We immediately alerted law enforcement authorities and regulators. A criminal investigation is underway as well as a thorough internal investigation.
“Food quality is of the utmost importance to Kellogg Company. We are outraged by this completely unacceptable situation, and we will work closely with authorities to prosecute to the full extent of the law.”
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