2018 Salmonella Mbandaka Infections Linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal (Final Update) – Recall and Advice to Consumers and Retailers

On June 14, 2018, the Kellogg Company recalled Honey Smacks cereal.

Advice to Consumers

• Do not eat Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal with a “best if used by” date of June 14, 2019 or earlier. The “best if used by” date is on the box top.
• Check your home for the recalled cereal and throw it away, or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
  • Even if some of the cereal was eaten and no one got sick, throw the rest of it away or return it for a refund.
• If you stored cereal that looks like Kellogg’s Honey Smacks in another container without the packaging and don’t remember the brand or type, throw it away.
  • Kellogg’s Honey Smacks is a sweetened puffed wheat cereal.
  • Thoroughly wash the container with warm, soapy water before using it again, to remove harmful germs that could contaminate other food.

Advice to Retailers

• Retailers should not sell or serve recalled Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal.

Contact a healthcare provider if you think you got sick from eating recalled Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal.

• Most people infected with Salmonella develop the following signs and symptoms 12-72 hours after being exposed to the bacteria:
  • Diarrhea
  • Fever
  • Stomach cramps