Health & Fitness
CA Salmonella Cases From Honey Smacks Grow To 11: CDC
"Seriously, Get Rid Of Kellogg's #HoneySmacks In The Cabinets!" the FDA warns.
CALIFORNIA — A clearly exasperated worker for the US Food and Drug Administration wrote on Twitter Tuesday, "Seriously, get rid of Kellogg’s #HoneySmacks in the cabinets!" The Tweet comes more than two and a half months after the cereal was voluntarily recalled by Kellogg's.
When the recall was issued, more than 70 people in the US had been stricken with salmonella. That number has nearly doubled to 130 confirmed infections in 34 states.
Here in California, the number has more than doubled since the recall announcement, from five to 11.
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Click here to see the map of states included in the outbreak and the number of cases in each state.
If you have the recalled cereal you are advised to throw it away or return it to the store for a refund.
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The recall covers 15.3 oz. and 23 oz. packages of Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal with a "best if used by" date from June 14, 2018 through June 14, 2019. The "best if used by" date is on the box top.
The recalled 15.3 oz. Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal has a UPC code of 38000 39103. The recalled 23.0 oz. Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal has a UPC code of 38000 14810. The UPC code is on the bottom of the box.
#RECALL update: Seriously, get rid of Kellogg’s #HoneySmacks in the cabinets! @CDCgov continues to get #Salmonella illness reports linked to the cereal. Now- 130 confirmed infections in 34 states. Do NOT eat. Do NOT buy – retailers can NOT legally sell. https://t.co/wJJzWd7KqG pic.twitter.com/laBH2cXsw3
— FDA FOOD (@FDAfood) September 4, 2018
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Consuming products contaminated with salmonella can result in serious illness, health experts warn. It can also produce serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals infected with salmonella can suffer fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, it can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
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