General Mills, Inc

Recall #F-2214-2016 · Initiated 2016-05-31

Product

2 lb Gold Medal Self Rising Flour Case UPC 000-16000-10730 Package UPC 000-16000-11710 Recalled Better If Used By Dates 23AUG2016KC Expanded: 09AUG2016KC, 10AUG2016KC, 16AUG2016KC, 17AUG2016KC, 06SEP2016KC, 07SEP2016KC Expanded Recall: 5 lb Gold Medal Self Rising Flour Package UPC 000-16000-11610 Recalled Better if Used by Dates 10AUG2016KC, 11AUG2016KC Expanded Recall #2 7-25-16 Recalled Better if Used by Dates 27OCT2016KC

Reason for recall

General Mills is recalling a number of products because of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O121 that may be potentially linked to Gold Medal flour, Wondra flour, and Signature Kitchens flour. To date, E. coli O121 has not been found in any General Mills flour products or in the flour manufacturing facility and the company has not been contacted directly by any consumer reporting confirmed illnesses related to these products.

Quantity affected

614,478 total units for all product

Distribution

All states in US including PR, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands except AK & SD. OUS: ARUBA, HONK KONG, CHINA , BAHAMAS, JAMAICA, BERMUDA, CURACAO, HAITI, THAILAND.

Lot / code info

23AUG2016KC Expanded Recall: 09AUG2016KC, 10AUG2016KC, 16AUG2016KC, 17AUG2016KC, 06SEP2016KC, 07SEP2016KC, 11AUG2016KC. Expanded Recall #2 7-25-16 Recalled Better if Used by Dates 27OCT2016KC

Voluntary / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Terminated

2021-03-30