By the end of 2010, about 80 percent of Kellogg cereals, including kid favorites like Froot Loops and Apple Jacks, will have at least three grams of fiber per serving, according to an article in USA Today. Of course, fiber is good for us and many Americans don’t get nearly enough. But critics say adding fiber alone won’t make a product healthier. I say, read the label on the back to know all the ingredients you’re getting.

What do you think?

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The Food and Drug Administration confirms a package of Austin Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter is contaminated with salmonella. It’s the first product sold to consumers that has tested positive for the strain that was first linked only to peanut butter sold to institutions like nursing homes.

Last week, Kellogg recalled the crackers, along with other snack foods as a precaution in light of the nation’s salmonella outbreak.

Since then, several other companies have recalled products made with peanut butter. And the FDA warns Americans to avoid cookies, crackers, ice cream and other foods that have peanut butter in the ingredients until it can determine how widespread the salmonella outbreak is across the country.

A complete list of the recalls and more information from the FDA is here.

[Photo Credit: Dustin Holmes via Flickr]

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Kellogg Company has taken its Austin and Keebler peanut butter snacks off store shelves and has stopped distributing them in light of the salmonella outbreak.

Kellogg says this is just a precautionary measure – there have not been any signs of contamination nor reports of people getting sick from its products.

The company is also encouraging you not to eat these Austin and Keebler products until an investigation is done:

• Toasted Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers

• Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Crackers

• Cheese and Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers

• Peanut Butter-Chocolate Sandwich Crackers

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