General Mills announces cereal recall
By Contributor
The company that produces Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios had decided to recall some of its product due to an undeclared allergen – wheat – with potential adverse health effects.
General Mills said Monday (October 5) it is voluntarily recalling several days of production of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios cereal produced at its Lodi, California facility on certain dates in July of this year because an isolated incident resulted in wheat flour being inadvertently introduced into the gluten free oat flour system at its Lodi facility.
As a result, the products may contain an undeclared allergen – wheat – in products labeled as gluten-free.
The release went on to say that General Mills will recall and retrieve affected cereals produced on those dates from customer warehouses and store shelves.
Consumers with wheat allergies, celiac disease or gluten intolerance should not consume products bearing the affected code dates and should contact General Mills for a replacement or full refund.
The Minneapolis company said this voluntary recall includes four days production of original (yellow box) Cheerios, and thirteen days of production of Honey Nut Cheerios at its Lodi, California facility with the following “BETTER IF USED BY” code dates and the plant code LD which indicates the product was produced at Lodi, California:
A link to the affected boxes can be found here.
