Malt-O-Meal recalls breakfast cereals due to salmonella poisoning

An Associated Press news release stated that Malt-O-Meal has voluntarily recalled several breakfast cereals in connection with 23 cases of salmonella poisoning in 14 states. The press release indicates that the recall, issued April 5, 2008 is aimed at bags of cereal which were produced in the last 12 months at Malt-O-Meal's Northfield Minnesota facility.

The company is privately held.

The press release states: "(The cereals) were distributed nationally under the Malt-O-Meal brand name, as well as private labels including Acme, America's Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw's, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality. The cereal bags have "best if used by" dates from April 8, 2008 (coded as APR0808), through March 18, 2009 (coded as MAR1809).

The company urges consumers to discard any unused cereal bearing the effected dates. Retailers have been notified to remove affected product from their shelves. For complete details on this recall, you may review the company's own public notice of recall on the Malt-O-Meal website.

Malt-O-Meal President and CEO Chris Neugent states in the company press release: "Malt-O-Meal has a strong food safety record and we are constantly looking for ways to improve our products and procedures to exceed industry standards. We have a strong food safety program in place throughout our operations, including our warehouse, processing facility and distribution system."


Gary Sattler is a freelance blogger and the Malt-O-Meal, Cinnamon Toasters cereal he ate this morning was quite delicious.