General Mills Pulls Plug on Gluten-free Chex Oatmeal

They didn't need to offer the several choices. The plain was great and I have bought and used it since it came out. Now I will have to go looking for specialty oatmeal elsewhere. Shame on you General Mills. Just cut back to the plain gluten-free oatmeal.

This product is not handled correctly in the stores. I had to search for it. If it was displayed with all the other Chex gluten-free cereals it would be seen and bought.

I tried it a few times and don't believe it was entirely gluten-free. I'm not celiac, but when I ate it I had the cooks 2-step not too soon after.

It would be really wonderful if it was offered up here in Ontario, Canada! We have very few options for this type of product. In fact, we only get two of their cereals, the rice and the corn. Other brands also are very expensive, and choice is very limited.

I do have to add that I have tried the new gluten-free Cheerios without any problems at all. Both the regular Cheerios and Honey and Nut Cheerios are something I yearned for and now they are back. But make sure you buy the boxes that say gluten-free, because there could be some older boxes in circulation.

Not sad. That oatmeal made me extremely sick for weeks. Good riddance.

The low sales were due to poor marketing and product placement. I first learned about this from a coupon on the back of Rice Chex, and have been watching retail stores for it ever since. The only place I ever found it was Grocery Outlet, and then only the pre-flavored instant oatmeal packets (which are great for what they are but I really would have used regular oats more). I'm frustrated that they are giving up on the product after not even bothering to market it properly. Of course the sales are low if you don't bother selling it!

I have been using this oatmeal to make over night oatmeal--oatmeal and yogurt mixed at night and then eaten cold in the morning. Very disappointed to see it taken off the market. I have always had to hunt for it even before this.

I am always suspicious of how the oats are stored and if they have been contaminated. I just cannot take the chance and do not use anything with oats in it.

Don't trust General Mills. Had bad reactions, twice [a year apart] to gluten-free Chex when it first came out a few years ago. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Anything General Mills produces in the gluten-free world is suspect - - and their factory-side "cleaning" of oats is unreliably inconsistent [ see Sept 1st gluten-free Watchdog report: Open Original Shared Link ]. Bottom line, any amount of gluten above 0 ppm really ain't "gluten-free" -- stop kidding yourself! To those sensitive folk, like me, with DH, we know . . . And we suffer the consequences. General Mills is just trying to profiteer (and not lose market share) from a growing "fad" (as their marketing department perceives it) -- but without any real care, consideration, or understanding of what it takes to safely feed true celiacs.

I tried this oatmeal and I got a gluten reaction. Be cautious of General Mills in regard to oatmeal.

I've been ok with Cinnamon Chex but cautious... if they can't test one product to be gluten free who is to say the other products are.

Too bad about gluten-free CHEX going off market but "business is business". The CHEX was very convenient for a quick, tasty microwave snack. The price is $3.69 for a 6 pack and I'd wait for a BOGO --a very good deal. Hopefully my local stores will have a clearance sale. There's always Bob's Red Mill gluten-free Rolled Oats that's a good product.