General Mills announced a voluntary recall of four varieties of its Gold Medal flour. These are bags of two-, five- and 10-pound unbleached and bleached all-purpose flour.
The company said that there’s potential presence of Salmonella Infantis in the products. They discovered the presence of bacteria in a sampling of the five-pound bag of flour. The recalled products have a better if-used date of March 27, 2024, and March 28, 2024.
General Mills assured us that this recall does not affect all other types of Gold Medal Flour.
Here is a list of the flour products General Mills recently recalled:
- Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 5LB Flour
- Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 10LB Flour
- Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose 2LB Flour
- Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose 5LB Flour
What Should Consumers Do?
Almost everyone knows that the bacteria in the flour die when you cook or bake it. But you can still get sick eating foods that contain raw flour.
Healthy persons infected with Salmonella Infantis often experience nausea, diarrhea, and fever. They can also feel abdominal pains. The symptoms begin within six hours to six days after infection. They last four to seven days. If you experience these symptoms, you should contact a physician. You should also clean all surfaces, hands, and utensils after contact with flour or dough.
It is better that you check your pantry for any of the recalled products. Customers who bought the recalled products should dispose of them.If you’re one of the people who bought these products, you should contact General Mills. Call the company’s consumer relations at 1-800-230-8103. You can also visit the contact page of their website at https://contactus.generalmills.com/.
