Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds Cereal Recall
Post Consumer Brands is recalling Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds cereal (48 oz boxes) due to the presence of metal fragments. Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them.
What this means for you
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 source text indicates an FDA Class II recall for foreign material (metal) contamination in a ready-to-eat food product. While no illnesses have been explicitly reported in the source, metal contamination poses a direct risk of physical injury to consumers. This meets the High severity threshold for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Post Consumer Brands, LLC is recalling Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds cereal due to the potential presence of foreign material (metal) in the product. The recalled product is a 48 oz (3 lbs / 1.36 kg) box containing 2 bags of cereal with UPC 8 84912-01428 3, manufactured by Post Consumer Brands, LLC in Lakeville, Minnesota.
The affected products have the following "Best if Used By" dates: APR0926 RCA and APR1026 RCA. A total of 5,376 units were distributed to California and Colorado.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Anyone with questions or concerns should contact Post Consumer Brands, LLC.
The recalled product
- Product
- Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds. Sweetened Cereal with Oats and Honey. Net Wt 48 oz (3 lbs) 1.36kg. 2 Bags inside for freshness. UPC 8 84912-01428 3. Post Consumer Brands, LLC, Lakeville, MN 55044.
- Manufacturer
- Post Consumer Brands, LLC
- Category
- Food — Breakfast Cereal
- Hazard
- metal-contamination
- foreign-material
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 (2)
- Best if Used By: APR0926 RCA
- and APR1026 RCA
Distribution
Distributed in 2 states:
- CA
- CO
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