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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Initiated Oct 5, 2015 (11 years ago)

General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios recall

Recalled by General Mills, Inc · Minneapolis, MN, United States

Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.

Why it was recalled

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

Undeclared allergen: Wheat

For someone with a food allergy the label is the only protection. An undeclared allergen can trigger a severe reaction even in a trace amount, which is why most of these recalls are Class I. All undeclared allergens recalls.

What was recalled

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

Quantity: 101,706 cases and 9,269 pallets total

Food: Pasta, rice & grains

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.

Best if Used by Dates: 12JUL2016 LD - 25JUL2016 LD

Where it was sold

Nationwide.

FDA's distribution note: nationwide and outside the US to include Guam.

Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. The risk from an undeclared allergen is to people allergic to wheat; for anyone else the product is generally not a safety concern. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.

Recalling firm
General Mills, Inc
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated
Oct 5, 2015
In FDA report of
Oct 28, 2015
Terminated
May 30, 2019
FDA recall number
F-0096-2016 · event 72347
Official record
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Also recalled with it (1 more product)

FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.

Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Undeclared wheat

General Mills Cheerios

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

General Mills, Inc Nationwide F-0095-2016

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