Cereal Recall: Gamesa Marias Due to Potential Salmonella
The Quaker Oats Co. is recalling Gamesa Marias Cereal due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects products distributed nationwide and internationally with a Best Before date of Aug-02-24 or earlier.
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: This is an FDA Class II recall for potential Salmonella contamination, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses or injuries are reported in the source, placing this at High severity per the rubric criterion for high-risk pathogens without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
The Quaker Oats Co. is recalling Gamesa Marias Cereal, available in 11.4 oz and 11.4 oz 2-count packages, due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall encompasses approximately 22,512,942 total cases for all products.
The product was distributed nationally across all U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Saipan, as well as internationally. Affected products carry a Best Before date of Aug-02-24 or any earlier date. The firm initiated this voluntary recall on December 15, 2023, and the recall was terminated on November 20, 2024.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Return the product to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- Gamesa Marias Cereal 11.4 oz and 11.4 oz 2 count
- Manufacturer
- The Quaker Oats Co.
- Category
- Food — Breakfast Cereal
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 22,512,942
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 (1)
- Best Before of Aug-02-24 and any earlier date
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 65 recalled by The Quaker Oats Co. 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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