Salmonella-Tainted Cereal Recalled

Malt-O-Meal Inc. recalled up to 3 million pounds of cereal nationwide because of a possible link to salmonella poisoning in 12 states. The cereal manufacturer asked grocers to pull from their shelves the Malt-O-Meal brand of plain Toasty-Os and Toasted Oats, as well as plain toasted oat cereals sold at 38 supermarket chains under various brand names, including Janet Lee (Albertson’s), Lucky, Safeway, Stater Brothers and Smith’s. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported nearly 200 cases of an unusual strain of salmonella since early April and said 40 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported, and none of the cases was in California.