Food recall

General Mills, Inc recall: General Mills Cheerios, Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal

General Mills, Inc, of Minneapolis, MN, recalled General Mills Cheerios, Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “General Mills is recalling several days of production of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal because of undeclared wheat.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 5, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 28, 2015. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed May 30, 2019

The recall

Company
General Mills, Inc (Minneapolis, MN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“General Mills is recalling several days of production of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal because of undeclared wheat.”
Where it was sold
nationwide and outside the US to include Guam.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
72347

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0095-2016 Class II

    General Mills Cheerios, Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal, packaged in the following sizes: 12 oz, UPC 16000-48772; 18 oz, UPC 16000-27528

    Codes: Better if Used by Dates: 14JUL2016 LD - 17JUL2016 LD

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

  • F-0096-2016 Class II

    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

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

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

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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 October 28, 2015.

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.