Reported Nov 14, 2012 · Terminated

Kellogg's Mini Wheats, Unfrosted, Bite Size, Lightly Sweetened Whole Grain Wheat Cereal, 18 oz carton; 70 ct case…

Kellogg Company

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Kellogg Company · 425 Porter St · Battle Creek, MI · 49014-6800

Is this the product you have?

  • Kellogg's Mini Wheats, Unfrosted, Bite Size, Lightly Sweetened Whole Grain Wheat Cereal, 18 oz carton; 70 ct case single serve
  • Canadian
    • Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Original cereal 12 ct
    • 850 G
Lot codes and dates

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
38000049963800031828, 3800031833, 3800021992, 3800005337, 3800070418, 3800022055, , 3800038118, , 3800007337, 3800007338. Unfrosted Case
38000586893800021982. Package Frosted
38000049963800031829, 3800031834, 3800021992, 3800005332, 3800070973, 3800022056, 3800038118, 3800007337, 3800007338, 3800035982, 3800021982 . Package
UPC unfrosted: 3800035982, 3800021982 Canadian Case Codes:6410020534, 6410020738, 6410044892, 6410044896 6410052652, 6410052655, 6410056918, 6410058997, 6410058999, 6410059008, 6410059011 Canadian carton: 648041, 648061, 6410044893 6410044897, 6410044893, 6410044897, 6410056919, 6410058998, 6410059000, 6410059010, 6410059013
Amount recalled
2,853, 130 cases; 28,158,243 pkgs

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

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.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA food enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 26, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:46 PM UTC

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