Gold Medal Flour Recalled Nationwide for Potential Salmonella Contamination
General Mills is recalling Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose Flour nationwide due to potential Salmonella contamination. Approximately 271,454 bags are affected.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification applies to this product recall. The rubric identifies FDA Class I as a criterion for Critical severity.
Plain-English summary
General Mills, Inc. is recalling Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted distributed nationwide. The recall affects approximately 271,454 bags in two package sizes: 32 oz (2 lb) and 5 lb.
The flour has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Affected products have Better If Used By dates of March 27 or 28, 2024. The UPCs for affected products are 0 16000-10710 6 (32 oz size) and 0 16000-10610 9 (5 lb size).
Consumers who have this product should not consume it. Affected flour should be disposed of or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted, packaged in the following sizes: 1. Net Wt 32 oz (2lb) 907g, UPC 0 16000-10710 6; and 2. Net Wt 5lb (2.26kg), UPC 0 16000-10610 9. Dist. By General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440.
- Manufacturer
- General Mills, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 271,454
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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