Are Pop-Tarts dangerous?
In 1992, Pop-Tarts became the focus of controversy when Thomas Nangle sued Kellogg for damages, after his Pop-Tarts got stuck and caught fire in his toaster. The case gained notoriety when humor columnist Dave Barry wrote a column about starting a fire in his own kitchen with Pop-Tarts. In 1994, Texas A&M University professor Patrick Michaud performed an experiment proving that, when left in the toaster too long, strawberry Pop-Tarts could produce flames over a foot high. The discovery triggered a flurry of lawsuits. Since then, Pop-Tarts carry the warning: “Do not leave toasting appliances unattended due to possible risk of fire.
