General Mills has issued a voluntary flour recall as health officials investigate an ongoing, multistate outbreak of E.coli.
The flour that is being recalled was primarily produced at the General Mills plant in Kansas City, MO.
They say the E. coli outbreak may be linked to Gold Medal flour, Wondra flour and Signature Kitchens flour. In all, they estimate that over 10 million pounds of flour are included in the recall.
“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,” General Mills wrote.
State and federal authorities have been researching 38 cases of illnesses across 20 states related to a specific type of E. coli between Dec. 21, 2015 and May 3. While tracking the cause of the illness, the CDC found that about half of the people had made something with flour at some point before becoming sick. Some of those people who had cooked with flour said they used a General Mills brand.
The recall affects flour products that include six SKUs (stock keeping units or UPC codes) of Gold Medal flour, 2 SKU’s of Signature Kitchens flour and 1 SKU of Gold Medal Wondra flour.
13.5 ounce Gold Medal Wondra
Package UPC 000-16000-18980
Recalled Better if Used by Dates 25FEB2017 thru 30MAR2017
2 pound Gold Medal All Purpose Flour
Package UPC 000-16000-10710
Recalled Better if Used by Dates 25MAY2017KC thru 03JUN2017KC
5 pound Gold Medal All Purpose Flour
Package UPC 000-16000-10610
Recalled Better if Used by Dates 25MAY2017KC, 27MAY2017KC thru 31MAY2017KC, 01JUN2017KC, 03JUN2017KC thru 05JUN2017KC, 11JUN2017KC thru 14JUN2017KC
10 poundG old Medal All Purpose Flour
Package UPC 000-16000-10410
Recalled Better if Used by Dates 02JUN2017KC,03JUN2017KC
10 pound Gold Medal All Purpose Flour- Banded Pack
Package UPC 000-16000-10410
Recalled Better if Used by Dates 03JUN2017KC, 04JUN2017KC, 05JUN2017KC
gold medal all purpose 5 pound
5 poundGold MedalUnbleached Flour
Package UPC 000-16000-19610
Recalled Better if Used by Dates 25MAY2017KC, 27MAY2017KC, 03JUN2017KC, 04JUN2017KC
5 pound Signature Kitchens All Purpose Flour Enriched Bleached
Package UPC 000-21130-53001
Recalled Better if Used by Dates BB MAY 28 2017
signature bleached 5 pound
5 pound Signature Kitchens Unbleached Flour All Purpose Enriched
Package UPC 000-21130-53022
Recalled Better if Used by Dates BB MAY 27 2017
2 pound Gold MedalSelf Rising Flour
Package UPC 000-16000-11710
Recalled Better if Used by Dates 23AUG2016KC
If you have any questions about the flour recall or how to get replacement product, call General Mills at 1-800-230-8103 or via GeneralMills.com/Flour.