Food recall

General Mills, Inc recall: Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour

General Mills, Inc, of Minneapolis, MN, recalled Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour. The FDA's reason: “Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 5 lb. flour is being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 23, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 13, 2019. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed January 21, 2020

The recall

Company
General Mills, Inc (Minneapolis, MN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 5 lb. flour is being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination.”
Where it was sold
AL, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TNN, VA, VT, WI.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
81969

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0844-2019 Class II

    Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour. Net Wt 5 lb. (2.26kg). UPC 16000-19610. Distributed By General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440 Cook Before Sneaking a Taste. Flour is Raw. Please Cook Fully Before Enjoying.

    Codes: Better if Used By 20 APR 2020 KC

    Quantity: 89,571 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of February 13, 2019.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.