(CSi)  A salmonella outbreak linked to a popular Kellogg’s cereal has infected 100 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.The agency is urging consumers to avoid Honey Smacks, a sugary puffed wheat cereal which has been the subject of a recall by the company since mid-June. At least 30 of the 100 have been hospitalized, while no deaths have been reported, the CDC said.

“Do not eat Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal of any size package or with any ‘best if used by’ date,” it wrote.

“Do not eat this cereal,” the CDC said bluntly in a tweet.

The agency has said that it has found Salmonella stains in unopened and leftover samples of Honey Smacks. Though the recall covers cereal with a best-by date of June 14, 2018, through June 14, 2019, the agency is recommending people avoid the cereal altogether.

According to Reuters, the company recalled an estimated 1.3 million cases of the cereal but the FDA said Thursday that it believes the cereal is still being sold by some stores.

“Retailers cannot legally offer the cereal for sale and consumers should not purchase Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal,” it wrote.

The cases have been reported in 33 states, including New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, California, Maryland and Virginia.

Previously…
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — The Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling some of its Honey Smacks cereal after salmonella infected 73 people in 31 states.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most of the outbreaks were in California, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania.The recall affects 15.3-ounce packages with the UPS Code 3800039103 and 23-ounce packages with the UPS Code 3800014810. Both have best used by dates from June 14, 2018, through June 14, 2019.Consumers are advised to throw the cereal away and contact Kellogg for a refund.Salmonella usually causes fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.