Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0600-2013

Product

Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats , Bite Size, Lightly Sweetened Whole Grain Wheat Cereal, 96 ct case single serve,each Nt. Wt. 1 oz (28g); 18 oz carton; 24 oz carton; 30 oz., 70 ct case single serve, 70 oz carton Canadian product: Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Original Frosted Cereal 440 G, 510 G,850 G, 1300 G, 1600 G carton

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

USA ONLY products with the letters KB, AP, preceding or following the Better If Used Before Date Apr 01 2013 - Sep 21 2013. Frosted Case UPC: 3800004996, 3800031828, 3800031833, 3800059646, 3800073443, 3800077602, 3800021992, 3800051692 Package Frosted UPC: 3800004996, 3800031829, 3800031834, 3800031829, 3800073444, 3800046954, 3800021992, 3800031921 Canadian Case Codes: 6410020534, 6410052655, 6410056918, 6410058997, 6410058999, Canadian carton: 648041, 6410044897, 6410056919, 6410058998, 6410059000,

Quantity

2,853, 130 cases; 28,158,243 pkgs

Why it was recalled

This voluntary recall is initiated due to the possible presence of fragments of flexible metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part that were found in certain Mini-Wheats¿ cereal produced in a single Kellogg plant between April 1 and September 21, 2012.

Recalling firm

Firm

Kellogg Company

Notification channel

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

425 Porter St, N/A, Battle Creek, Michigan 49014-6800

Distribution

Distribution pattern

US, nationwide and Canada

Timeline

Recall initiated

2012-10-02

FDA classified

2012-11-06

Posted by FDA

2012-11-14

Terminated

2013-08-26

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0600-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.