Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
General Mills is recalling Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour for potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 142,408 bags distributed nationwide with best-by dates of March 27–28, 2024.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification establishes a minimum severity score of 4. While Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen, the source indicates only potential contamination with no reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
General Mills, Inc. is recalling Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted, for potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects approximately 142,408 bags in two sizes: 5-pound bags (UPC 0 16000-19610 0) and 10-pound bags (UPC 0 16000-19580 6).
The recalled flour was distributed nationwide. Affected products bear a Better if Used By date of March 27, 2024 or March 28, 2024.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Individuals who have already used the flour and experience symptoms of Salmonella infection—such as diarrhea, fever, or abdominal cramps—should contact a healthcare provider and inform them of the potential exposure.
The recalled product
- Product
- Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted, packaged in the following sizes: 1. Net Wt 5 lb (2.26kg), UPC 0 16000-19610 0; and 2. Net Wt 10 lb (4.53kg), UPC 0 16000-19580 6. Dist. By General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolid, MN 55440.
- Manufacturer
- General Mills, Inc
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 142,408
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Better if Used By 27MAR2024 and 28MAR2024
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by General Mills, Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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