Class IF-2216-2016

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

13.5 ounce Gold Medal Wondra Case UPC 000-16000-42476 Package UPC 000-16000-18980 Recalled Better If Used By Dates 25FEB2017PK, 26FEB2017PK, 27FEB2017PK, 02MAR2017PK, 03MAR2017PK, 04MAR2017PK, and 30MAR2017PK. Expanded Recall: Recalled Better if Used by Dates 23FEB2017KC, 24FEB2017KC Expanded Recall #2: 7-25-16 Recalled Better if Used by Dates 14MAY2017PK 5 lb Safeway Signature Kitchens All Purpose Flour Enriched Bleached Note: Case uses BB (Best By) format, but consumer unit uses BIUB (Better/Best If Used By). Case UPC 100-21130-53001 Package UPC 000-21130-53001 Recalled BIUB MAY 28 17 50 lb Gold Medal Hotel & Restaurant Bakers All-Purpose Enriched Flour Bleached Unit UPC 100-16000-14314 Code Dates/Production Dates 19NOV5KC Expanded: 08NOV2015KC, 09NOV2015KC, 25NOV2015KC, 02DEC2015KC, 03DEC2015KC. 25 lb Gold Medal Hotel & Restaurant Bakers All-Purpose Enriched Flour Bleached Unit UPC 100-16000-14317 Code Dates/Production Dates 15NOV2015KC, 16NOV2015KC, 17NOV2015KC, 18NOV2015KC, 19NOV2015KC, 20NOV2015KC, 21NOV2015KC. Expanded: 12NOV2015KC, 13NOV2015KC, 22NOV2015KC, 25NOV2015KC, 01DEC2015KC, 02DEC2015KC, 03DEC2015KC, 04DEC2015KC, 11NOV2015KC. 25 lb Pillsbury Hotel & Restaurant All Purpose Bleached Enriched Unit UPC 100-18000-32666 Code Dates/Production Dates 16NOV2015KC 50 lb Pillsbury Hotel & Restaurant All Purpose Bleached Enriched Unit UPC 100-18000-32679 Code Dates/Production Dates 17NOV5KC Expanded Recall: 2 lb Signature Kitchens All Purpose Flour Enriched Bleached Package UPC 000-21130-53000, Case UPC 100-21130-53000, Recalled Better if Used by Dates BB MAY 27 2017 Expanded Recall #2 7-25-16. Recalled Better if Used by Dates BB 15 AUG 2017, BB 16 AUG 2017 Expanded Recall: 10 lb Gold Medal H&R All Purpose Bleached Enriched Flour, Unit UPC 100-16000-14473, Code Dates/Production Dates 04NOV2015KC, 05NOV2015KC, 10NOV2015KC, 11NOV2015KC. Expanded Recall: 25 lb Medallion All Purpose Flour Bleached Enriched Flour Unit UPC 100-16000-54425 Code Dates/Production Dates 19NOV2015KC, 25NOV2015KC, 01DEC2015KC, 02DEC2015KC, 03DEC2015KC Expanded Recall: 50 lb Wondra Enriched Flour Unit UPC 100-16000-58995 Code Dates/Production Dates 07NOV2015KC, 08NOV2015KC, 04DEC2015KC Expanded Recall: 25 lb Pillsbury H&R All Purpose Bleached Enriched Unit UPC 100-18000-32666 Code Dates/Production Dates 12NOV2015KC Expanded Recall: 50 lb Sysco Classic H&R Flour Bleached Enriched Malted (GMI Item number 52124) Unit UPC 34730-23936 Code Dates/Production Dates 08NOV2015KC, 25NOV2015KC, 03DEC2015KC, 04DEC2015KC Expanded Recall: 25 lb Sysco All-Purpose H&R Flour Bleached Enriched Malted (GMI item number 52125) Unit UPC 34730-23957 Code Dates/Production Dates 07NOV2015KC, 14NOV2015KC Expanded Recall: 25 lb Sysco All-Purpose H&R Flour Bleached Enriched Malted (GMI Item number 52126) Unit UPC 34730-23958 Code Dates/Production Dates 12NOV2015KC, 14NOV2015KC, 03DEC2015KC, 04DEC2015KC

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Recalled Better If Used By Dates 25FEB2017PK, 26FEB2017PK, 27FEB2017PK, 02MAR2017PK, 03MAR2017PK, 04MAR2017PK, 30MAR2017PK, MAY 28 17, 04NOV2015KC, 05NOV2015KC, 10NOV2015KC , 11NOV2015KC,15NOV2015 TO 19NOV2015KC, 20NOV2015KC, 21NOV2015KC. Expanded Recall: 23FEB2017PK, 24FEB2017PK, MAY 27 2017, 12NOV2015KC, 13NOV2015KC, 22NOV2015KC, 25NOV2015KC, 01DEC2015KC, 02DEC2015KC, 03DEC2015KC, 04DEC2015KC, 08NOV2015KC, 19NOV2015KC, 11NOV2015KC, 14NOV2015KC, 07NOV2015KC, 09NOV2015KC. Expanded Recall #2: 7-25-2016 Recalled Better if Used by Dates 14MAY2017PK Expanded Recall #2 7-25-16. Recalled Better if Used by Dates BB 15 AUG 2017, BB 16 AUG 2017
Quantity: 614,478 total units for all product

Why it was recalled

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.

Recalling firm

Firm: General Mills, Inc
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 1 General Mills Blvd, N/A, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426-1347

Distribution

Distribution pattern: 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.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-05-31
FDA classified: 2016-09-14
Posted by FDA: 2016-09-21
Terminated: 2021-03-30
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2216-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.