General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios, Whole Grain Oats, packaged in the following sizes: 12.25 oz.
Recalling firm: General Mills, Inc
Why it was recalled
General Mills is recalling several days of production of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal because of undeclared wheat.
The exact product
General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios, Whole Grain Oats, packaged in the following sizes: 12.25 oz., UPC 16000-27527; 17 oz., UPC 16000-27571; 48 oz., UPC 16000-48665; and 55 oz., UPC 16000-40106
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Original FDA code information
Best if Used by Dates: 12JUL2016 LD - 25JUL2016 LD
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0096-2016
- Event ID
- 72347
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Oct 5, 2015
- Reported
- Oct 28, 2015
- Classified
- Oct 21, 2015
- Terminated
- May 30, 2019
- Quantity
- 101,706 cases and 9,269 pallets total
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
Where it was distributed
nationwide and outside the US to include Guam.
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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