Andy Nachbaur wrote:
>
> Well this OLd Drone did it again and asked the questions you all
> wanted to ask but were afraid to. Here they are and below them you
> will find the answers from Ms. Honeynutcherrios, herself.
>                     ----------------------------------------
> hELLO Honeynutcheerios,
>
> I just purchased a 99 cent box of your product HONEY NUT CHEERIOS so
> that I could cut out the bee on the front of the box and send it in
> to the "SAVE THE BEES" program.
>
> I am not a regular dry cereal consumer and I have three questions.
>
> 1. What is "TOCOPHEROILS" I see listed in the ingredients list on the
> side of the box?
>
> 2. Is this product safe to feed to my cat?
>
> 3. Just how much Honey is in a box of HONEY NUT CHEERIOS?
>
>   Thank you,
>
> ---REPLY----
>
> From: General Mills <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 28 Oct 96 16:32:09 EST
> Subject: Re: TOCOPHEROILS?
>
> Hi Andy,
>
> Thank you for inquiring about ingredients in Honey Nut Cheerios.
>
> The ingredient Tocopherol is a form of Vitamin E.
>
> The amount of honey in the cereal is propriety information.
>
> The person to ask, about whether or not this cereal is okay to feed to your
> cat, would be a veteranarian.  The vet would know what your cat could
> be sensitive to.
>
> If I can be of further assistance, please contact me.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Pam Vlasnik
> General Mills Consumer Services
> writing at 1:45 PM,
> on Monday, October 28, 1996
> -----------------------------end of reply------------------
>
> Well now you all know something new about what your kids are eating,
> "trisodium phosphate vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve
> freshness". Sounds like the blue mold off of a old tank of tropical oils
> to me, but I am only a food eater and not a food scientist. "What Me
> Worry" about getting a little mint oil in the honey...?
>
>                              ttul, OLd Drone
>
> BTW. I think the cat over dosed on the TOCOPHEROLS as he has been out
> side a dozen times today trying to dig holes in the cement patio?
>
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Thanks!! I needed a good laugh.