FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0096-2016

Product

General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios, Whole Grain Oats, packaged in the following sizes: 12.25 oz., UPC 16000-27527; 17 oz., UPC 16000-27571; 48 oz., UPC 16000-48665; and 55 oz., UPC 16000-40106

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best if Used by Dates: 12JUL2016 LD - 25JUL2016 LD
Quantity
101,706 cases and 9,269 pallets total

Why it was recalled

General Mills is recalling several days of production of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal because of undeclared wheat.

Recalling firm

Firm
General Mills, Inc
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1 General Mills Blvd, N/A, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426-1347

Distribution

Distribution pattern
nationwide and outside the US to include Guam.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-10-05
FDA classified
2015-10-21
Posted by FDA
2015-10-28
Terminated
2019-05-30
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0096-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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