“An isolated incident resulted in wheat flour being inadvertently introduced into the gluten-free oat flour system”, the company said.
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People with conditions like wheat allergies or celiac disease who eat the gluten might experience an allergic reaction or discomfort.
The company said that the same products produced in other plants are safe. The cereals were made in its Lodi, California plant.
To determine if the cereal is affected, customers can check the “better if used by” codes of the affected boxes listed here on the General Mills website.
Here are the codes for the recall-designated Honey Nut Cheerios boxes: 12JUL2016LD, 13JUL2016LD, 14JUL2016LD, 15JUL2016LD, 16JUL2016LD, 17JUL2016LD, 18JUL2016LD, 20JUL2016LD, 21JUL2016LD, 22JUL2016LD, 23JUL2016LD, 24JUL2016LD and 25JUL2016LD.
The recall comes shortly after General Mills launched gluten-free Cheerios.
Adcock’s box just made the cut with a “better if used by date” of July 30, but she says this recall makes her rethink her future purchases at the grocery store.
General Mills is transitioning five varieties of Cheerios to gluten free. The foul-up in Lodi, Calif., occurred when the plant lost rail service and its gluten-free flour was transferred from rail cars to trucks, General Mills said in a news release. Testing company Gluten Free Watchdog said on its site that because General Mills tests for gluten from a composite sample that comes from a number of boxes, higher levels of gluten in a few boxes could be diluted by those with low levels.
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“It’s the culmination of several years of hard work by hundreds of General Mills employees who dedicated thousands of hours to making it happen”, General Mills said on its blog in July.
