General Mills Recalls Uncle Julios Tortilla Flour Due to E. coli Outbreak
General Mills is recalling Uncle Julios Tortilla Flour due to a multistate E. coli O121 outbreak potentially linked to its flour products.
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: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
General Mills, Inc. is recalling 25 lb bags of Uncle Julios Tortilla Flour, Bleached, Malted, Enriched. The recall is being conducted because of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O121 that may be potentially linked to Gold Medal flour, Wondra flour, and Signature Kitchens flour. The affected units have production dates of 18NOV2015KC and 19NOV2015KC and are identified by Unit UPC 100-16000-50257.
The recall covers 614,478 total units distributed to all states in the US, including Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands, except for Alaska and South Dakota. The product was also distributed to Aruba, Hong Kong, China, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Bermuda, Curacao, Haiti, and Thailand.
To date, E. coli O121 has not been found in any General Mills flour products or in the flour manufacturing facility. The company has not been contacted directly by any consumer reporting confirmed illnesses related to these products. Consumers should check their pantries for the specific production dates and UPC listed above and stop using the product if it matches the recall details.
The recalled product
- Product
- 25 lb Uncle Julios Tortilla Flour Bleached, Malted, Enriched Unit UPC 100-16000-50257 Code Dates/Production Dates 18NOV2015KC, 19NOV2015KC
- Manufacturer
- General Mills, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 614,478
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 (2)
- 18NOV2015KC
- 19NOV2015KC
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 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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