The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded a recall of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal on Friday after the cereal was linked to salmonella in 31 states. The FDA warned consumers to avoid the cereal completely.
“The FDA is advising consumers to not eat and to discard any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. This is regardless of size or ‘best if used by’ dates. The recall notice accounts for all of the product that is on the market within the cereal’s estimated one year shelf-life. However, Honey Smacks products with earlier dates could also potentially be contaminated,” the FDA said in a statement.
Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal has been linked to a salmonella outbreak in 31 states that has caused illness in 73 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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“An outbreak of 73 Salmonella infections from 31 states has been linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. Do not eat recalled cereal. Throw it away or return it to the place of purchase,” the CDC warned in a tweet on Thursday.
Shortly before the CDC’s announcement, Kellogg released a statement recalling 15.3-ounce and 23-ounce packages of Honey Smacks with a “best if used by” date from June 14, 2018 through June 14, 2019.
Although no one has died because of the outbreak, 24 people have been hospitalized, according to the CDC.