Cereal recall: Some Mini-Wheats recalled

Posted on Oct 11, 2012 in Health | 0 comments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Kellogg Co. is voluntarily recalling millions of boxes of its Mini-Wheats cereal for possible metal fragments.

Kellogg said Wednesday it was recalling its Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite-Size Original and Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size cereals distributed nationwide to grocery stores and other retailers due to the possible presence of fragments of flexible metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part.

Recalled products include only Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original and Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size with the letters KB, AP or FK before or after the Best If Used Before date.

Products impacted are Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original cereal:

– UPC 3800031829 – 18-ounce carton with Better if Used Before Dates between APR 01 2013 KB – SEP 21 2013 KB.

– UPC 3800073444 – 18-ounce carton with Better if Used Before Dates between APR 01 2013 KB – SEP 21 2013 KB

– UPC 3800031834 – 24-ounce carton with Better if Used Before Dates between APR 01 2013 KB – SEP 21 2013 KB.

– UPC 3800046954 – 30-ounce carton with Better if Used Before Dates between APR 01 2013 KB – SEP 21 2013 KB.

– UPC 3800031921 – 70-ounce club store carton with Better if Used Before Dates APR 01 2013 KB – JUL 29 2013 KB.

– UPC 3800004961 – single-serve bowl with Better if Used Before Dates between 04013 KB – 09213 KB.

– UPC 3800021993 – single-serve carton with Better if Used Before Dates between AP 04013 – AP 09213 or FK 04013 – FK 09213.

Recalled Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size cereal:

– UPC 3800021983 – single serve carton with Better if Used Before Dates between FK 04013 – FK 09213.

– UPC 3800035982 -18-ounce carton with Better if Used Before Dates between APR 01 2013 KB – SEP 21 2013 KB.

Consumers with the cereal listed or who have questions should contact Kellogg’s using the contact feature on the website Kelloggs.com or call 1-800-962-1413 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

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