Salmonella linked to cereal recall
At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration.
Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal voluntarily recalled its unsweetened Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereals April 5 after finding salmonella contamination during routine testing. The affected bags were produced in the last 12 months in Northfield, Minn.
“The Malt-O-Meal company has been extremely cooperative in this investigation and has done the right thing to protect the public’s health,” said Heidi Kassenborg, director of the dairy and food inspection division at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Three people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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