Kellogg changes Rice Krispies as changing weather disrupts rice grains
UK breakfast cereals get new recipes
Kellogg's is changing the recipes for Rice Krispies and Coco Pops sold in the UK. The cereals will no longer be made from whole rice grains. A Kellogg's spokesperson said weather conditions had disrupted the supply of some grains and cereals. The company described the conditions as changing.
Packaging will flag wheat gluten
The revised recipes mean the packaging will state that the products contain wheat gluten. Kellogg's said it had not changed the recipes of its other cereals. The company said Rice Krispies products in the US and Canada would not be affected. Rice Krispies have been sold for nearly a century and are available around the world.
Weather pressures rice supplies
Cereals have also faced scrutiny from healthy food advocates amid concern about processed foods, especially products low in fibre and high in sugar. Kellogg's said even small changes to a much-loved product can be noticeable, and that it approached the recipe change with care.
Key points
- Rice Krispies and Coco Pops in the UK will no longer use whole rice grains.
- Kellogg's cites changing weather conditions and disrupted supplies of some grains and cereals.
- The new recipes will include a warning that the products contain wheat gluten.
- Rice Krispies in the US and Canada, and Kellogg's other cereals, are unchanged.