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General Mills, Inc Recall: 5 lb. bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose flour have the potential to be contaminated with E. coli O26:H11

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
General Mills, Inc
Product
Gold Medal Enriched, Presifted, Unbleached All Purpose Flour…
Recall date
September 16, 2019
Terminated
April 2, 2020
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

5 lb. bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose flour have the potential to be contaminated with E. coli O26:H11

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Gold Medal Enriched, Presifted, Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Net Wt. 5 lb (2.26 kg), in paper bags. UPC 16000-19610 16000-19610 127,912 units Better if Used By 06 SEP 2020 KC

Distribution

  • AL
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CT
  • FL
  • GA
  • HI
  • ID
  • IL
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • ME
  • MO
  • NC
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • SC
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA
  • WI

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0010-2020
Event ID
83808
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
General Mills, Inc
Product description
Gold Medal Enriched, Presifted, Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Net Wt. 5 lb (2.26 kg), in paper bags. UPC 16000-19610
Quantity
127,912 units
Reason
5 lb. bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose flour have the potential to be contaminated with E. coli O26:H11
Recall initiation date
September 16, 2019
Report date
October 9, 2019
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
April 2, 2020
Distribution pattern
AL, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC 16000-19610; Better if Used By 06 SEP 2020 KC
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: General Mills, Inc

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Product
Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour. Net Wt 5 lb. (2.26…
Published
February 13, 2019
Distribution
AL, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN,…

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Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Alabama 1
Arizona 1
California 1
Connecticut 1
Florida 1
Georgia 1
Hawaii 1
Idaho 1
Illinois 1
Louisiana 1
Massachusetts 1
Maryland 1
Maine 1
Missouri 1
North Carolina 1
New Hampshire 1
New Jersey 1
Nevada 1
New York 1
Oklahoma 1
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 1
South Carolina 1
Texas 1
Utah 1
Virginia 1
Washington 1
Wisconsin 1

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