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Kellogg's Honey Smacks has been linked to a salmonella outbreak in 31 states.
- The CDC has linked a salmonella outbreak spanning 31 states to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal.
- The outbreak has sickened at least 73 people, 24 of whom have been hospitalized.
- Salmonella infections cause symptoms including fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
The CDC on Thursday linked Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 73 people across 31 states.
Among those sickened, 24 people have been hospitalized, the CDC said. No deaths have been reported.
Kellogg Company on Thursday issued a recall for the affected cereal, which includes 15.3-ounce and 23-ounce packages of Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal with "best if used before" dates of June 14, 2018 through June 14, 2019.
The illnesses reported to the CDC began between March 3 and May 28, and it affected people ranging in age from less than one year to 87 years old. Most people interviewed by the CDC reported eating cold cereal in the week before they became ill, and 14 people specifically identified Honey Smacks as the kind of cereal they ate.
The investigation is ongoing, the CDC said.
Salmonella infections cause symptoms including fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. It can also lead to serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.