State Investigates Salmonella in Kellogg’s Honey Smacks

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), and local health departments are working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka infections linked to the consumption of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. To date, there has been one confirmed case of Salmonella Mbandaka infection in Wisconsin linked to this outbreak and a total of 73 confirmed cases nationwide in 31 states. You should not eat any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal in any size package. If you have this product in your home you should throw it away or return it to the place you purchased for a refund. Kellogg’s voluntarily recalled the Honey Smacks cereal on June 14. Retailers should not sell or serve recalled cereal.