Food recall

Kellogg Company recall: Kellogg's Special K Red Berries, Crunchy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Strawberries 11.2oz

Kellogg Company, of Battle Creek, MI, recalled Kellogg's Special K Red Berries, Crunchy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Strawberries 11.2oz. The FDA's reason: “A limited amount of Kellogg's Special K, Red Berries is being recalled due to possible glass fragments present in the product, likely from a single batch of one ingredient.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 15, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 20, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed August 28, 2013

The recall

Company
Kellogg Company (Battle Creek, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A limited amount of Kellogg's Special K, Red Berries is being recalled due to possible glass fragments present in the product, likely from a single batch of one ingredient.”
Where it was sold
Distribution centers in GA, CA, PA, IL with further distribution nationwide. No Canadian or outside USA distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
64353

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1134-2013 Class II

    Kellogg's Special K Red Berries, Crunchy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Strawberries 11.2oz; 37 oz; 22.4 ounce Twin Pack

    Codes: 1. 11.2 oz. pkg, UPC Code 38000 59923, Better if Used by DEC 02 2013 KNC 105 00:13 through DEC 02 2013 KNC 105 02:30 2. 37 oz Club Pkg, UPC Code 38000 20940 , Better if Used by NOV 30 2013 KNB 107 17:31 to NOV 30 2013 KNB 107 20:05 3. 22.4 oz Twin PackUPC Code 38000 78356 Better if Used by: NOV 30 2013 KNA 105 07:00 to NOV 30 2013 KNA 105 08:51 NOV 30 2013 KNB 105 15:00 to NOV 30 2013 KNB 105 17:05

    Quantity: 26,880 all sizes

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 20, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.