Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Cereal Recalled for Possible Metal Mesh Fragments
Kellogg's is voluntarily recalling specific batches of 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, which poses a risk of harm such as injury to the mouth or digestive tract. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported are classified as High (Score 3).
Plain-English summary
Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling certain packages of Kellogg's Mini-Wheats, Brown Sugar Flavour Cereal. The recall is initiated because fragments of flexible metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part were found in cereal produced at a single Kellogg plant between April 1 and September 21, 2012.
The affected product is a Canadian product available in 6, 10, 12, and 16 count boxes, with weights of 400g, 510g, 850g, and 1300g. The recall covers products with date codes 2013 AL 01-2013 Jl 29 and case UPCs 6410020738, 6410044892, 6410052652, 6410059008, and 6410059011. The distribution pattern is listed as US, nationwide, and Canada, although the product quantity in the USA is noted as none.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific date codes and UPCs. If they possess the affected product, they should stop consuming it and contact Kellogg Company for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Canadian Product: Kellogg's Mini Wheats, Brown Sugar Flavour Cereal, 6 ct., 10 ct, 12 ct, 16ct; 400G, 510G, 850 G, 1300 G
- 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 (5)
- Date code 2013 AL 01-2013 Jl 29 Case UPC6410020738
- 6410044892
- 6410052652
- 6410059008
- 6410059011
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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