Food recall

General Mills, Inc recall: Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey

General Mills, Inc, of Minneapolis, MN, recalled Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey. The FDA's reason: “Cheerios Protein Oats and Honey cereal may be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 16, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 8, 2018. 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

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed July 19, 2019

The recall

Company
General Mills, Inc (Minneapolis, MN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Cheerios Protein Oats and Honey cereal may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
80536

The product recalled

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

  • F-1788-2018 Class II

    Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey, Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 19 oz. (583g) UPC 16000-44473. 12 boxes/case, Net Wt. 14.1 oz. (399g) UPC 16000-45137. 16 boxes/case. Dist. By General M ills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440 USA.

    Codes: Better If Used By 05MAY2019, 06MAY2019, 07MAY2019, 08MAY2019, 09MAY2019, 10MAY2019

    Quantity: 16,308 cases

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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 August 8, 2018.

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.