The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0941-2019·Announced 2019-02-27

Ardent Mills Recalls Self-Rising Flour Due to Salmonella Risk

Ardent Mills is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Westcreek 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 High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ardent Mills, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Westcreek H&R Self Rise AP 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. The specific lot numbers involved 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 should check their pantry for the listed lot numbers and dates. If the product matches the recalled description, it should not be consumed.

The recalled product

Product
WESTCREEK H&R SELF RISE AP FLR 25LB and 50LB
Manufacturer
Ardent Mills, LLC

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.

See all 4 products in this recall →

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