Kellogg: Investigation Under Way After Graphic Video

Editor's note: The footage below is quite graphic

In a Wednesday, July 18, 2012, file photo, Kellogg's cereals are on display at a Pittsburgh grocery market. Kellogg says a criminal investigation is underway after a video surfaced online showing a man urinating on one of its factory assembly lines. The company says it learned of the video Friday, March 11, 2016, and immediately alerted authorities. It says the criminal investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Kellogg said its own investigation determined the video was recorded at its Memphis, Tenn., factory in 2014. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File

NEW YORK  — A criminal investigation is under way after a video surfaced online showing a man urinating on a Kellogg factory assembly line, the company said.

Kellogg says it learned of the video Friday and immediately alerted law enforcement authorities and regulators. An investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation, the company said.

The FDA said in a statement it is aware of the video. It said it does not confirm or deny investigations, but that “we can assure consumers that we take seriously our mission to protect the public health.”

We are outraged by this completely unacceptable situation, and we will work closely with authorities to prosecute to the full extent of the law.

— Kellog company