MINNESOTA: Malt-O-Meal company provides additional detail regarding voluntary recall of Unsweetened Puffed Rice and Unsweetened Puffed Wheat cereals due to possible health risk - (Malt-O-Meal)
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MINNEAPOLIS — Malt-O-Meal announced today that it is voluntarily recalling its unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals produced with Best If Used By codes between April 8, 2008 (coded as APR0808) and March 18, 2009 (coded as MAR1809) because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled product was distributed nationally, marketed under the Malt-O-Meal brand and as some private label brands including Acme, Americas Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaws, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality. A comprehensive listing of impacted products can be found at www.malt-o-meal.com/recallinfo.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this situation. All other Malt-O-Meal products are unaffected by this action and are safe for continued sale and consumption. The products affected by this recall represent less than one-half of one percent of the companys annual production of ready-to-eat cereal.
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