"As president of General Mills' cereal business, I am embarrassed and truly sorry to announce today that we are recalling boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios produced on several dates at our Lodi, California facility," wrote Jim Murphy, president of the Cereal division at General Mills, on the company's blog. The recall does not affect Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Frosted Cheerios and MultiGrain Cheerios, or any of General Mills' other gluten-free cereals.
Honey Nut Cheerios are the country's best selling cereal. The problem: they were made with wheat flour on a number of days in July, due to "human error." On Monday, General Mills announced it would recall 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios produced at a plant in Lodi, California. It was a major development in the mainstreaming of gluten-free foods, which were once a category in the supermarket.īut all has not gone according to plan. Cheerios underwent a high-profile makeover this summer, with a few varieties of the cereal - Original, Honey Nut, Apple Cinnamon, Frosted, and Multi-Grain Cheerios - going totally gluten free.