Malt-O-Meal Cereal Linked to Salmonella Strain, Reports of Sicknesses Hit 14 States

Two cereals produced by Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal have been linked to at least 23 reported cases of salmonella poisoning. The nearly two dozen cases have been spread across 14 states with Maine, New Jersey and New York reporting the most with three each.

Malt-O-Meal voluntarily recalled their unsweetened Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereals on April 5 after discovering a salmonella strain during while testing their cereal.

Of the 23 cases reported three people have been hospitalized due to sickness but there have been no reported deaths linked to the cereal contamination.

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