The US Georgia Department of Agriculture said this week that its inspectors will be checking food warehouses and supermarket shelves to make sure some boxes of cereal that were incorrectly labelled are removed from sale, Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin announced today.
The move follows the voluntary recall by cereal giant Kelloggs earlier this week of some boxes of Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran cereal because they may contain undeclared eggs, milk or soybeans and some Kellogg's Smart Start cereal club store packs because they may contain undeclared almonds and milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs, milk, soybeans or almonds could risk a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume these products.
"Our food safety inspectors are making sure these products have been removed from sale during their routine inspections," said Commissioner Irvin. "Law requires that all ingredients be listed on the product label. This lets the public know exactly what they are eating and protects individuals who may have allergic reactions or have other health concerns relating to a particular ingredient."
The Kelloggs recall has affected 327,000 packages of 17 ounce Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran cereal and 22,176 club store packages of 41.03-ounce Kellogg's Smart Start cereal.