Class IF-2220-2016

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

50lb Sysco Classic Hotel & Restaurant Flour Bleached Enriched Malted Unit UPC 34730-23936 Code Dates/Production Dates 17NOV5KC, 18NOV5KC 25lb Sysco All-Purpose Hotel & Restaurant Flour Bleached Enriched Malted Unit UPC 34730-23957 Code Dates/Production Dates 20NOV5KC, 21NOV5KC 25lb Sysco All-Purpose Hotel & Restaurant Flour Bleached Enriched Malted Unit UPC 34730-23958 Code Dates/Production Dates 20NOV2015KC, 21NOV2015KC

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: 17NOV5KC, 18NOV5KC, 20NOV5KC, 21NOV5KC
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-2220-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.