Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats Cereal Recalled for Metal Mesh Fragments
Kellogg's is voluntarily recalling Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal due to the possible presence of flexible metal mesh fragments from a faulty manufacturing part.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a physical hazard (metal fragments) in a food product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal, including various single-serve and carton sizes, as well as Canadian products. The recall is initiated because fragments of flexible metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part were found in certain cereal produced in a single Kellogg plant between April 1 and September 21, 2012.
The affected products are distributed nationwide in the United States and in Canada. Consumers should check their pantry for the specific product codes and dates listed in the official recall notice. If the product matches the description, consumers should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the company for disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats , Bite Size, Lightly Sweetened Whole Grain Wheat Cereal, 96 ct case single serve,each Nt. Wt. 1 oz (28g); 18 oz carton; 24 oz carton; 30 oz., 70 ct case single serve, 70 oz carton Canadian product: Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Original Frosted Cereal 440…
- Manufacturer
- Kellogg Company
- Category
- Food — Cereal
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- USA ONLY products with the letters KB
- AP
- 3800031828
- 3800031833
- 3800059646
- 3800073443
- 3800077602
- 3800021992
- 3800051692 Package Frosted UPC: 3800004996
- 3800031829
- 3800031834
- 3800073444
- 3800046954
- 3800031921 Canadian Case Codes: 6410020534
- 6410052655
- 6410056918
- 6410058997
- 6410058999
- Canadian carton: 648041
- 6410044897
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Kellogg Company under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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