Food recall: Kellogg's Honey Smacks, 15.3 oz. and 23 oz.

FDA enforcement event 80304 · Class I · initiated 14 Jun 2018 · status Terminated · terminated 18 Oct 2018

FoodVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordBattle Creek, MI

Kellogg Company (Battle Creek, MI) initiated this food recall on 14 Jun 2018; FDA lists 1 product record under event 80304, classified Class I.

FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 34% of the 578 food enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 18 Oct 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Kellogg Company has 9 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI.

Reason for recall

"Kellogg North America initiated a voluntary recall of Kellogg s Honey Smacks, 15.3 oz. and 23 oz., due to potential contamination with Salmonella."

Distribution

"Domestic: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii, Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan…"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-1650-2018	Kellogg's Honey Smacks, 15.3 oz. and 23 oz.	1,145,030 Cases	Class I	Terminated	27 Jun 2018

Context

34%of 2018 food events are Class I578 events that year

1product record in this eventfirm median: 1

9events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Kellogg Company

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
19 Sep 2016	Kelloggs ¿ Eggo ¿ Nutri-Grain¿ Whole Wheat Waffles 12.3 oz (10 ct) retail carton 8, 12.3 oz retail cartons per case	Food	Class II	1
13 Jun 2016	Kellogg's Special K Mini Brownies Blondie, 6 ct, 4.44 oz.	Food	Class II	19
31 May 2016	Kashi Chewy Trail Mix Granola Bars 1.2 oz individual bar 6 count retail carton (7.4 oz.), 12 carton per case; 35 count c	Food	Class I	6
21 Mar 2014	Kellogg's Eggo Buttermilk au babeurre waffles 280g 8ct, UPC 0 64100 23817 6 Ingredients/ Ingredients: Water, Wheat Flour	Food	Class II	1
27 Jan 2014	Pringles, the Original, Net Weight 5.68 oz (161 g) UPC code 0 38000 84496 6 Ingredients: INGREDIENTS: DRIED POTATOES, VE	Food	Class I	1
15 Feb 2013	Kellogg's Special K Red Berries, Crunchy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Strawberries 11.2oz; 37 oz; 22.4 ounce Twin Pack	Food	Class II	1
2 Oct 2012	Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats , Bite Size, Lightly Sweetened Whole Grain Wheat Cereal, 96 ct case single serve,each Nt.	Food	Class II	4
4 Jun 2012	Queso Pringles, 40 g , and Cont. Neto Net Weight: 139 g( 4.9 oz) Queso /Cheese; Busting with more Flavor "Ahora con Man	Food	Class III	1

All 9 events for Kellogg Company

Questions and answers

Why was this food recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Kellogg North America initiated a voluntary recall of Kellogg s Honey Smacks, 15.3 oz. and 23 oz., due to potential contamination with Salmonella."

What does Class I mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Domestic: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii, Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan…"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 18 Oct 2018. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.