Special K Recall: Cereal Packages May Contain Glass Fragments

Kellogg’s Special K Recall 2013

Three sizes of Kellogg’s Special K Red Berries cereal packages are being recalled due to the possible presence of glass fragments.

"Kellogg Company has taken this precautionary action due to the possible presence of glass fragments," Kellogg Co. wrote on its website. "There have been no reports of any injuries associated with this product."

It added, "At Kellogg, our number one priority is the quality and safety of our foods. All of our processes will be thoroughly reviewed and appropriate actions will be taken to help prevent this situation from happening in the future."

The following Kellogg’s Special K Red Berries cereal packages are affected by the recall:

-- 11.2-ounce package with a UPC Code 38000 59923 with a better if used before date of Dec. 2, 2013.
-- 22.4-ounce twin pack with a UPC Code 38000 78356 with a better if used before Nov. 30, 2013.
-- 37-ounce package with a UPC Code 38000 20940 and a better if used before date of Nov. 30 2013.

Consumers who may have purchased the recalled products should not eat the them and should contact Kellogg Consumer Response Center (http://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/contact-us.html) or call 800-962-1413 Monday - Friday from 8AM – 6PM Eastern Time. Kellogg will provide a replacement coupon to reporting consumers and may also make arrangements to retrieve the product for further evaluation.

The company said boxes with sizes not listed above are not part of the recall. Packages with the letters KXA, KXB or KXC following the ‘better if used before’ date are also not impacted.