Kellogg Co. is recalling more than 11 million boxes of Honey Smacks cereal in what is the eighth multistate outbreak this year of food-borne illnesses caused by the salmonella bacteria. 
 
 Food regulators said 73 people in 31 states have been infected by salmonella linked to Honey Smacks since March. Twenty-four of those people were hospitalized. 
 
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 Twenty-four of the sick patients have been been hospitalized; no deaths have been reported 
 
 (CNN) A salmonella outbreak that has caused illness in 73 people across 31 states is linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. 
 
 the Kellogg Co. announced a recall of 15.3-ounce and 23-ounce packages of the cereal with a "best if used by" date from June 14, 2018, through June 14, 2019, according to a statement. Just before the agency announced the outbreak,the Kellogg Co. announced a recall of 15.3-ounce and 23-ounce packages of the cereal with a "best if used by" date from June 14, 2018, through June 14, 2019, according to a statement. 
 
 However, on Friday the US Food and Drug Administration expanded that recall. "The FDA is advising consumers to not eat and to discard any Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal. This is regardless of size or 'best if used by' dates. The recall notice accounts for all of the product that is on the market within the cereal's estimated one year shelf-life. However, Honey Smacks products with earlier dates could also potentially be contaminated," the agency website said. 
 
 Twenty-four of the sick patients have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported, according to the CDC. New York has reported the highest number of cases -- seven -- while California, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have each reported five cases. The other states involved in the outbreak have reported between one and four related illnesses. 
 
 Kellogg has recalled some Honey Smacks cereal due to a salmonella outbreak. 
 
 Health officials have identified Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal as the likely source of the outbreak, based on epidemiological evidence. As part of the outbreak investigation, 39 of the patients who became ill have been interviewed, and 30 reported eating cold cereal in the week before their symptoms began. Fourteen of them specifically said they ate Honey Smacks. 
 
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 BATTLE CREEK, Mich., June 14, 2018 – Kellogg Company today announced it is voluntarily recalling 15.3 oz. and 23 oz. packages of Kellogg’s® Honey Smacks® cereal (with code dates listed below) because these products have the potential presence of Salmonella. No other Kellogg products are impacted by this recall. 
 
 
 
 Kellogg launched an investigation with the third-party manufacturer who produces Honey Smacks immediately after being contacted by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding reported illnesses. 
 
 
 
 According to the CDC, use or consumption of products contaminated with Salmonella may result in serious illness. It can also produce serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals infected with Salmonella can experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The illness usually lasts four to seven days, and most persons recover without treatment. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses. 
 
 
 
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 The affected product includes the following varieties distributed across the United States as well as limited distribution in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, the Caribbean, Guam, Tahiti and Saipan. The BEST if Used By Date can be found on the top of the cereal box, and the UPC code can be found on the bottom of the box. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Kellogg is asking that people who purchased potentially affected product discard it and contact the company for a full refund. Consumers seeking more information call 1-800-962-1413 from Monday – Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET or visit https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/contact-us.html 
 
 
 
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– Kellogg's is recalling boxes of its Honey Smacks cereal, identified as the likely source of a salmonella outbreak that's hit 73 people in 31 states since March. Of those, 24 had been hospitalized as of May 28, when the last known case was reported. Most have occurred in California, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania, reports CNN. Some 30 of 39 people interviewed by the CDC said they’d had cold cereal in the week before falling ill, while 14 specifically named Honey Smacks. Kellogg's is voluntarily recalling 15.3-ounce (UPC code 38000 39103) and 23-ounce (38000 14810) boxes of the cereal with a "best if used by" date falling between June 14, 2018, and June 14, 2019, while it investigates, per the Wall Street Journal. Kellogg's has set up a special website here.