Food giant expands its flour recall for second time
General Mills expanded its massive product recall on July 25 due to a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections linked to flour.
The company originally recalled several sizes and varieties of its flour products due to possible E. coli contamination and then later, on July 1, expanded the recall to include more flour brands nationwide. This latest expansion on July 25 took place to include more production dates.
All told, more than a dozen different types of flour are included in the recall under the brand names of Gold Medal Flour, Gold Medal Wondra Flour, and Signature Kitchens Flour.
[link url=”http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2016/o121-06-16/advice-consumers.html” title=”See the full recall list here”]. To compare images of packaging for recalled flour types, see the [link url=”http://www.generalmills.com/flour” title=”General Mills website”].
Advice from the CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published detailed [link url=”http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2016/o121-06-16/advice-consumers.html” title=”advice to both consumers and restaurants”] with tips on how to prevent the spread of E. coli from this flour recall:
— Do not use any recalled flour. Throw it out.
— Do not eat raw dough, including flour-based cookie dough.
— Always clean up meticulously after baking with flour.
— Practice good food safety for handling raw dough.
— Contact medical professionals if and when E. coli symptoms appear.
More General Mills flour recalled for E. coli contamination. Check list: https://t.co/e85S90OZla pic.twitter.com/bnrWxd2tdH
— CDC (@CDCgov) July 25, 2016
Outbreak statistics
According to the [link url=”http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2016/o121-06-16/index.html” title=”CDC”], there are currently at least 46 cases in 21 states — including at least 13 hospitalizations — associated with this flour recall.
There have been no reported deaths, but one E. coli stricken consumer developed a type of kidney failure. Illnesses tied to this recall began surfacing on June 25, 2016.
Investigations pending
The CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and various state agencies are all investigating this outbreak of E. coli infections. Traceback evidence points to a General Mills facility in Kansas City, MO as “a likely source of this outbreak,” the CDC reported.
Guidance continues to be people shouldn’t eat uncooked dough or batter made with raw flour https://t.co/h10ByqsK6w
— General Mills (@GeneralMills) July 25, 2016
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