Recalls / Class I
Class IF-2221-2016
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
Expanded Recall: 50 lb Wondra Enriched Unmalted Flour Unit UPC 100-16000-54380 Code Dates/Production Dates 04NOV2015KC, 05NOV2015KC
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Expanded Recall: 04NOV2015KC, 05NOV2015KC
- Quantity
- 614,478 for all products
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-2221-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.