Bishul Akum
There are two ways for a food to be exempt from bishul akum status. 1. if it is a food which can be eaten raw so the cooking of the non-Jew does not do anything to the food. 2. If it is a food which is not fit to be served on a king's table, which in our days is food which is not fit to be served at the shmorgasbord at a wedding.

Breakfast cereal is not a food which is served on a king's table and not subject to the halachos of bishul akum.

Milk
Milk which is placed in cereal does not require its own beracha since most people add milk to their cereal to make it easier to eat. The small amount of milk which is leftover after one finishes eating does not require its own beracha.

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