Food Safety/Recalls

Malt-O-Meal of Minneapolis, MN announced a voluntarily recall of its unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals


Please take note of the following cereal recall.  Please check your inventory and immediately dispose of all recalled items.  Remember, there is always the possibility that your program may have received these recalled items through salvage, local donations, local purchases or food drives. 
  • On April 5, Malt-O-Meal of Minneapolis, MN announced a voluntarily recall of its unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals
  • The product affected is marked with “Best If Used By” codes between April 8, 2008 (coded as “APR0808”) and March 18, 2009 (coded as “MAR1809”) and they may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
  • The recalled product was distributed nationwide, marketed under the Malt-O-Meal brand and as some private label brands including Acme, America's Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw’s, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality. 
For full details on the recall, please visit:http://www.malt-o-meal.com/recallinfo    

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