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General Mills, Inc Recall: Cheerios Protein Oats and Honey cereal may be contaminated with Salmonella.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
General Mills, Inc
Product
Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey, Packaged in the following siz…
Recall date
July 16, 2018
Terminated
July 19, 2019
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Cheerios Protein Oats and Honey cereal may be contaminated with Salmonella.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey, Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 19 oz. (583g) UPC 16000-44473. 12 boxes/case, Net Wt. 14.1 oz. (399g) UPC 16000-45137. 16 boxes/case. Dist. By General M ills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440 USA. 16000-44473 16,308 cases Better If Used By 05MAY2019, 06MAY2019, 07MAY2019, 08MAY2019, 09MAY2019, 10MAY2019

Distribution

  • nationwide

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1788-2018
Event ID
80536
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
General Mills, Inc
Product description
Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey, Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 19 oz. (583g) UPC 16000-44473. 12 boxes/case, Net Wt. 14.1 oz. (399g) UPC 16000-45137. 16 boxes/case. Dist. By General M ills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440 USA.
Quantity
16,308 cases
Reason
Cheerios Protein Oats and Honey cereal may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Recall initiation date
July 16, 2018
Report date
August 8, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
July 19, 2019
Distribution pattern
nationwide
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC 16000-44473; Better If Used By 05MAY2019, 06MAY2019, 07MAY2019, 08MAY2019, 09MAY2019, 10MAY2019
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
E-Mail
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: General Mills, Inc

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