Kellogg's Special K Red Berries, Crunchy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Strawberries 11.2oz…
Kellogg Company recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 20 March 2013 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. A limited amount of Kellogg's Special K, Red Berries is being recalled due to possible glass fragments present in the product, likely from a single batch of one ingredient.
The record
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- Product
- Kellogg's Special K Red Berries, Crunchy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Strawberries 11.2oz; 37 oz; 22.4 ounce Twin Pack
- Reason for recall
- A limited amount of Kellogg's Special K, Red Berries is being recalled due to possible glass fragments present in the product, likely from a single batch of one ingredient.
- Recalling firm
- Kellogg Company
- Firm location
- Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-1134-2013
- Quantity
- 26,880 all sizes
- Distribution
- Distribution centers in GA, CA, PA, IL with further distribution nationwide. No Canadian or outside USA distribution.
- Initiated
- 15 February 2013
- Reported by FDA
- 20 March 2013
- Terminated
- 28 August 2013
- Firm notified by
- Letter
- Product codes
- 1. 11.2 oz. pkg, UPC Code 38000 59923, Better if Used by DEC 02 2013 KNC 105 00:13 through DEC 02 2013 KNC 105 02:30 2. 37 oz Club Pkg, UPC Code 38000 20940 , Better if Used by NOV 30 2013 KNB 107 17:31 to NOV 30 2013 KNB 107 20:05 3. 22.4 oz Twin PackUPC Code 38000 78356 Better if Used by: NOV 30 2013 KNA 105 07:00 to NOV 30 2013 KNA 105 08:51 NOV 30 2013 KNB 105 15:00 to NOV 30 2013 KNB 105 17:05
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
- The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
- This record is the only one the FDA opened for its recall event, so it covers a single product code.
- The recall ran for 6 months, from 15 February 2013 to termination on 28 August 2013. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
- The distribution pattern names 2 states, and the FDA published the enforcement report 5 weeks after the firm began the recall.
- Recalls of fresh produce run a median of 7 months, so this one was about typical for its category. Fresh produce is the category where contamination arrives before the facility does: irrigation water, soil amendments and field workers are the routes, and nothing downstream of the farm is a kill step for a product eaten raw.
Named in the distribution pattern: California, Pennsylvania. Those pages count recalls by where the RECALLING FIRM sits, which is a different question from where this product went.
What this recall was for
Foreign material
A foreign material recall means something that is not food was found in food: metal, plastic, glass, wood or insect matter, usually shed by equipment during processing.
A preventive controls plan covers foreign material under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 117.40
- Equipment and utensils: plant equipment designed and maintained so it cannot contaminate food with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments or contaminated water.
- 21 CFR 117.80(c)
- Manufacturing operations: the measures that protect food from contamination during processing, including the effective ones against metal and other extraneous material.
- 21 CFR 117.150
- Corrective actions: what a facility does when a preventive control was not properly implemented, including identifying and correcting the problem and evaluating the food for safety.
Filed under fresh produce and grains, flour and pasta. A product can sit in more than one.
Other fresh produce recalls for the same reason
These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.
Other records from Kellogg Company
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 34 other records name this firm.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-27 | Kellogg's Honey Smacks, 15.3 oz. and 23 oz. | Kellogg Company | Kellogg North America initiated a voluntary recall of Kellogg s Honey Smacks, 15.3 oz. and 23 oz., due to potential contamination with Salmonella. | Class I |
| 2016-10-19 | Kelloggs ¿ Eggo ¿ Nutri-Grain¿ Whole Wheat Waffles 12.3 oz (10 ct) retail carton 8, 12.3 oz retail cartons per case | Kellogg Company | Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. | Class II |
| 2016-07-27 | Keebler Cookie Dough Minis, 150 ct., 2.5 oz. | Kellogg Company | Kellogg Company initiated a voluntary recall of multiple snack food items because of the potential for undeclared allergen peanut due to a supplier's recall of flour. | Class II |
| 2016-07-27 | Keebler Graham Crumbs, 160 oz. , 400 oz. | Kellogg Company | Kellogg Company initiated a voluntary recall of multiple snack food items because of the potential for undeclared allergen peanut due to a supplier's recall of flour. | Class II |
| 2016-07-27 | Keebler Animals Crackers; 10 ct., 2.4 oz. | Kellogg Company | Kellogg Company initiated a voluntary recall of multiple snack food items because of the potential for undeclared allergen peanut due to a supplier's recall of flour. | Class II |
| 2016-07-27 | Keebler E. L. Fudge Double Stuffed Sandwich Cookies, 12 ct., 12 oz. | Kellogg Company | Kellogg Company initiated a voluntary recall of multiple snack food items because of the potential for undeclared allergen peanut due to a supplier's recall of flour. | Class II |
| 2016-07-27 | Famous Amos Cookies Chocolate Chip, 12 ct., 12.4 oz.; and 2.7 oz. cup | Kellogg Company | Kellogg Company initiated a voluntary recall of multiple snack food items because of the potential for undeclared allergen peanut due to a supplier's recall of flour. | Class II |
| 2016-07-27 | Kashi Whole Grain Bars 35 g individual bar, 18 count retail carton (630 g), 6 cartons per case | Kellogg Company | Product contains sunflower seeds potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. | Class I |
| 2016-07-27 | Kashi GOLEAN Honey Pecan Baklava Bars 1.59 oz. individual bar 5 count retail carton (7.95 oz.), 6 cartons per case; 8 count carton (12.72 oz.); 12 count food service carton (19 oz.), 1 carton per case | Kellogg Company | Product contains sunflower seeds potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. | Class I |
| 2016-07-27 | Keebler Gripz Chips D 325 ct Bulk, .9 oz. | Kellogg Company | Kellogg Company initiated a voluntary recall of multiple snack food items because of the potential for undeclared allergen peanut due to a supplier's recall of flour. | Class II |
All 35 records for Kellogg Company
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21 CFR 117.40 is the clause behind this recall, and it is one somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.
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