Kellogg’s Cereal Recall: Company Recalls Mini-Wheats Due To Possible Metal Fragments
Kellogg’s is recalling nearly three million boxes of its Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size cereal and its Unfrosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size cereal because of fears they may contain metal fragments.
On Wednesday the company announced there was an issue with a manufacturing part and it’s possible, but unlikely, that fragments of metal mesh may be inside the cereal.
“According to Dr. David Acheson, an internal medicine physician and former Chief Medical Officer at the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) with whom we consulted, the likelihood of these fragments making their way into the food is low,” Kellogg’s said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal. “Furthermore, the chances that any affected food will cause injury is low.”
Per the notice filed with the US Food and Drug Administration, the recall includes 282,000 cases. Boxes included in the recall have the letters “KB,” “AP” or “FK” before or after the “Best Before” date.
Some single-serving bowls are also included in the recall.
According to the CS Monitor, this is the second nationwide recall in just over two years for the breakfast food giant, which also manufactures products including Pop Tarts, Eggo Waffles, breakfast bars, and a wide variety of well-known cereal brands.
In 2010, Kellogg’s recalled four cereal brands – Fruit Loops, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, and Honey Smacks – after consumers reported a strange odour and taste, with some experiencing nausea and diarrhea.
The WSJ points out that Kellogg’s has already spent $100 million in 2012 to correct problems with its supply chain, and the latest recall will set them back another estimated $30 million.
For more information on the Kellogg’s Cereal recall, head over to FDA.gov.
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Posted: October 11, 2012
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Oct 11, 2012
Ok so I thru out the box how am I suppose to know now…. I bought the big box from BJ's about a month ago.
Oct 11, 2012
If you didn't have those first letters before or after the best used by date , your cereal is safe.. If it had those letters you should of taken it back to the store where you bought it from.. Doesn't take a scientist to figure that out!
Oct 11, 2012
I love this stuff and I can tell you from experience, if you eat very much you'll swear it's always had metal in it! LOL!
Oct 11, 2012
Been eating this for a while, who keeps the boxes.
Oct 11, 2012
I actually sent a box in because we had found a small screw in one of the bites.
Oct 11, 2012
Now when you go thru the metal detectors they'll go off right?
Oct 11, 2012
I had black metal chips in my smacks ceral and when I called they told me I was lying to them. jerks, I'm still never buying another box!
Oct 11, 2012
I bought a big box from Sam's. Mine had a completely different type of code than the single boxes.
Oct 11, 2012
Why doesn't cereal companies install magnetics in their conveyor belt system so anything stuck to it is not sold for quality assurance. Obvious there is human error in the overseeing of proper functioning machinery.
Oct 11, 2012
Well, t the Teabaggers, conservatives and republicans have yet to cut the FDA! Thanks for keeping us safe, FDA!
Oct 11, 2012
iron and fiber.
Oct 11, 2012
fortified with iron?
Oct 11, 2012
I just ate a whole box lol.
Oct 11, 2012
Great, I hope my unborn child enjoyed metal fragments.
Oct 11, 2012
Ive been through something like that. That is when you say you will email them a picture.
Oct 12, 2012
Well, think of all the crap you ate as a kid. Dirt, probably swallowed some coins, ect. Your still alive! Probably made you stronger..haha j/k I'm sure if you ate it, you will all be ok.
Oct 12, 2012
No wonder it tasted like a Brillo pad!
Oct 12, 2012
i found a spark plug in mine!
Oct 12, 2012
I actually ate this Monday morning and on the way to work felt really weird. Got worse as the day progressed. Felt like I had been poisoned. Now, three days later I find out it was the cereal. Never again will I eat this.
Oct 12, 2012
I actually ate this Monday morning and on the way to work felt really weird. Got worse as the day progressed. Felt like I had been poisoned. Now, three days later I find out it was the cereal. Never again will I eat this.
Oct 12, 2012
Will all the kiddies out there get out your magnets for science projectiles?
Oct 12, 2012
found a screw in a box of wheaties last year my dad went to take bite saw it. You got to be carful any more.
Oct 12, 2012
Kellogg's Now with 150% more Iron.
Oct 12, 2012
I have two boxes that say best before Aug 12 2013 KBC 0223 06:51 Is that the KB letter their talking about?
Oct 12, 2012
Better hope not cause I was eating the mini wheats you have us
Oct 12, 2012
Lol, you be ok..Check your box.
Oct 12, 2012
And hey you say it like its my fault, I didn't package it!
Oct 12, 2012
I did buy this about a year ago, but fortunately I barely ate it, because it is nasty as hell :OE.
Oct 12, 2012
I tried to warn you! lol.
Oct 12, 2012
Advice taken
Oct 12, 2012
I don't eat Monsanto owned GMO Kellogg's!
Oct 12, 2012
Extra fortified with vitamins, minerals, and metals!
Oct 12, 2012
Extra fortified with vitamins, minerals, and metals!
Oct 12, 2012
Who can tell? Mini Wheats taste like cardboard and a touch of scrap metal anyways!
Oct 12, 2012
Who can tell? Mini Wheats taste like cardboard and a touch of scrap metal anyways!
Oct 12, 2012
Watch out all u cereal eaters!!
Oct 13, 2012
I found a horse in mine,
Oct 14, 2012
Vicki did you eat this?