Ardent Mills Recalls Hilltop Hearth Self-Rising Flour Due to Salmonella Risk
Ardent Mills is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Hilltop Hearth Self-Rising Flour because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Ardent Mills, LLC is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Hilltop Hearth Self-Rising Flour in 25-pound and 50-pound packages. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected product was produced between September 27, 2018, and December 13, 2018. Specific lot numbers involved in this recall are 454584, 458407, 456851, 458335, 462518, 463236, 465675, and 469774. The product was distributed nationwide, with no foreign, government, VA, or military consignees.
Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of flour should check their lot numbers against the list provided. If the product matches the recalled lots, consumers should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- HILLTOP HEARTH SELF RISE FLR 25LB and 50LB
- Manufacturer
- Ardent Mills, LLC
- Category
- Food — Flour
- Hazard
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 (7)
- 458407
- 456851
- 458335
- 462518
- 463236
- 465675
- 469774
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Ardent Mills, LLC 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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