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SevereFDA (Food)·F-2217-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

General Mills Recalls Flour Products Linked to E. coli Outbreak

General Mills is recalling flour products due to a multistate E. coli O121 outbreak. The company states the bacteria has not been found in its products or facilities.

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 score of 4 per the rubric, despite the lack of confirmed illnesses in the source text.

Plain-English summary

General Mills is recalling specific flour products, including Safeway Signature Kitchens Unbleached Flour, Gold Medal Hotel & Restaurant Bakers All Purpose Enriched Flour, and Wondra flour. This action is being taken because of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O121 that may be potentially linked to these brands.

The recall covers 614,478 total units distributed across all US states (excluding Alaska and South Dakota) as well as Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and several international locations. Affected products include 5 lb Safeway Signature Kitchens Unbleached Flour with a 'Better if Used By' date of MAY 27 17 and 25 lb Gold Medal Hotel & Restaurant Bakers All Purpose Enriched Flour with a production date of 18NOV2015KC.

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 UPCs and dates listed in the official recall notice and dispose of or return the products if they match the description.

The recalled product

Product
5 lb Safeway Signature Kitchens Unbleached Flour All Purpose Enriched Note: Case uses BB (Best By) format, but consumer unit uses BIUB (Better/Best If Used By). Case UPC 100-21130-53022 Package UPC 000-21130-53022 Recalled BIUB MAY 27 17 Expanded Recall #2 7-25-16 Recall
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 (1)

  • MAY 27 17

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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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