Recall extended to all Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal for salmonella
The FDA is now advising to not eat and discard any Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal regardless of size or "best if used by" dates after a salmonella outbreak.
The FDA is now advising to not eat and discard any Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal regardless of size or "best if used by" dates after a salmonella outbreak.
The CDC reports that 73 people in 31 states have become ill, 24 have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported so far.
The recall notice includes all of the product that is on the market within the cereal's estimated one-year shelf life. However, the FDA says Honey Smacks' products with earlier dates could also potentially be contaminated.
The FDA and CDC, as well as state and local officials, are now investigating after the multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections. They say Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal is the likely source of the outbreak.
According to the FDA's website, consumers who have symptoms of salmonella should contact their healthcare provider. Most people infected with Salmonella experience diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.
The FDA is also disclosing a more detailed list of foreign countries where Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal was distributed. The countries are Aruba/Curaçao/Saint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles), the Bahamas, Barbados, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and Tahiti (French Polynesia).
For more information on the recall, click here.
