According to recent information, fans of the cereal Honey Smacks might want to reconsider their food choices as on multiple occasions boxes of the product have been reported to contain salmonella.
The Center for Disease Control issued an official warning for potential buyers on Thursday, while a representative of the company that produces the cereal, Kellogg’s, claimed that the boxes with the “Dig’em Frog” on them in sizes 15.3 oz. and 23 oz. have been pulled off the market. The manufacturer also insisted that no other products are being recalled.
Batches of the cereal that are possibly affected with the disease have already been distributed not only throughout the United States but also in other countries like Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, the Caribbean, Guam, Tahiti, and Saipan, though in limited quantities.
So far, it has been stated that the number of the affected people has reached 73, coming from 31 different states. From them, 24 were ill enough to be hospitalized. For the time being, the outburst has not taken any casualties.
Kellogg’s stated that a thorough investigation is being conducted to determine how the food was contaminated. The company started the inspection as soon as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted them about the reported cases of the illness.
The manufacturer issued a statement on their official website asking their buyers to throw away the possibly contaminated food and ask for their money back from the company.
This is the second food-related Samolenna outbreak in recent weeks. In May, 60 people accross the country were affected by the disease and experts blamed pre-cut fruit (cantaloupe, mixed fruit, watermelon, and honeydew melon) for the outbreak in eight states.
The FDA revealed Friday that overall 23 states (Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin) received the fruit.
