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Corporate conductConfirmed
General Mills placed Tyus on involuntary leave after he submitted a formal complaint through an internal platform
Following that, Tyus “submitted a formal complaint” through an internal platform used by General Mills — then was placed on involuntary leave, according to his attorneys.
Following that, Tyus “submitted a formal complaint” through an internal platform used by General Mills — then was placed on involuntary leave, according to his attorneys.
Corporate conductAllegation
General Mills accused of fixing sugar prices
General Mills is accused of fixing sugar prices through a years-long coordinated scheme that violated federal antitrust law.
Food manufacturers like General Mills, headquartered in Golden Valley, said these sugar suppliers engaged in a years-long “coordinated scheme” to “fix, raise, maintain, and/or stabilize” the prices of sugar, violating federal antitrust law.
General Mills sues sugar industry for alleged price fixing as litigation mounts
Corporate conductRecall
General Mills recalls 730K Pillsbury rolls
General Mills recalled more than 730,000 Pillsbury rolls sold to Walmart after they may contain pieces of glass.
General Mills recalled nearly 736,000 Pillsbury rolls due to possible glass contamination - CBS News
General Mills recalled nearly 736,000 Pillsbury rolls due to possible glass contamination
"Food safety is our top priority at General Mills," a General Mills spokesperson said in an email to CBS News. "Out of an abundance of caution, in mid-June, we issued a voluntary recall of two frozen dough products baked onsite and sold exclusively at Walmart in-store bakeries in the United States.
General Mills recalled nearly 736,000 Pillsbury bread rolls due to possible glass contamination, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week.
General Mills recalls 736,000 Pillsbury rolls over glass contamination fears | Product recalls | The Guardian
General Mills is recalling nearly 736,000 Pillsbury bread rolls over concerns they could contain glass, according to a notice issued by the US Food and Drug Administration earlier this week.
The FDA classified the General Mills-Pillsbury voluntary recall as a Class II recall, which means consuming the product "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences" or where the "probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote."
General Mills has recalled more than 730,000 Pillsbury rolls sold to Walmart because they may contain pieces of glass.
General Mills recalls Pillsbury rolls for possible glass risk
"Out of an abundance of caution, in mid-June, we issued a voluntary recall of two frozen dough products baked onsite and sold exclusively at Walmart in-store bakeries in the United States," General Mills said in a statement to USA TODAY and other news outlets.
Corporate conductConfirmed
General Mills secures settlements for cereal ingredient safety
The Attorney General’s Office secured settlements with General Mills over safety concerns of certain cereal ingredients.
The Attorney General’s Office launched a months-long investigation into the “safety of certain ingredients in cereal products,” which ended with Paxton securing settlements with Kellogg’s and General Mills in 2025.
Corporate conductConfirmed
Florida Attorney General subpoenas General Mills
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier subpoenaed General Mills over a bread additive banned in multiple countries and the European Union.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has subpoenaed General Mills over a bread additive banned in multiple countries and the European Union as part of an investigation under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Corporate conductConfirmed
General Mills enters interim antitrust agreement
General Mills entered into an interim agreement amid competition-law enforcement concerns, without admitting wrongdoing.
2 WHEREAS, the Commission is concerned that if an understanding is not reached during the period prior to the final issuance of the Consent Agreement by the Commission (after the 60-day public notice period), there may be interim competitive harm, and relief resulting from a proceeding challenging the legality of the proposed Acquisition might not be possible, or might be less than an effective remedy; and WHEREAS, the entering into this Interim Agreement by General Mills shall in no way be construed as an admission by General Mills that the proposed Acquisition constitutes a violation of any statute; and WHEREAS, General Mills understands that no act or transaction contemplated by this Interim Agreement shall be deemed immune or exempt from the provisions of the antitrust laws or the Federal Trade Commission Act by reason of anything contained in this Interim Agreement.
The acquisition agreement, entered into between General Mills and Ralcorp for General Mills to acquire Ralcorp’s branded RTE cereal and snack mix businesses, violates Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C.
Climate & energyConfirmed
General Mills fined $18K for emission violations
General Mills was fined over $18K for violating multiple emission level rules.
Texas Attorney General announced a new investigation into food company General Mills.
Workplace equityAllegation
General Mills is accused of federal lawsuit
General Mills is accused of facing a federal lawsuit filed by several Black employees claiming a racially hostile work environment at a Georgia plant controlled by white supremacists.
Cereal maker General Mills is facing a federal lawsuit from some of its Black employees who argue that the company's plant in Covington, Ga., has "embraced a racially hostile work environment." Here, a photo shows General Mills cereal products on display at a supermarket in Miami in May 2017.
Cereal giant General Mills is facing a federal lawsuit filed by several of its Black employees who claim that one of the company’s plants in Georgia has “embraced a racially hostile work environment” controlled by “white supremacists.”
Black workers sue General Mills over alleged racial discrimination in Georgia : NPR
Eight current and former employees of a Georgia General Mills plant have filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and harassment by a "Good Ole Boy" network of White supervisors.