E. coli O121

Flour recall for E. coli O121 contamination expanded over weekend

By News Desk on June 17, 2017

An expansion of the June 2nd recall of various brands of all purpose flour was announced over the weekend by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after a food safety investigation. Addition brands of all-purpose

Rogers flour sold by Costco in Canada linked to new outbreak

By Coral Beach on May 20, 2017

Another E. coli O121 outbreak traced to flour, this time Rogers brand, has sickened at least six people in British Columbia where public health officials are urging consumers to check their homes for the implicated…
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Robin Hood Flour named in public health warning

By News Desk on March 29, 2017

Robin Hood All Purpose Flour is the subject of a food recall warning issued by Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Canadians are advised to not eat or use…
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Rare strain of E. coli strikes across Canada: source unknown

By News Desk on January 14, 2017

A dozen cases of E. coli O121 have been confirmed in three Canadian provinces, according to matching genetic fingerprint data, but the source of the outbreak has not yet been identified.

The Public Health Agency…
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CDC closes flour/E. coli investigation; expects more illnesses

By Coral Beach on September 30, 2016

Federal health officials have concluded their investigation involving General Mills flour implicated in an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 63 between December 2015 and now, but they say more people are expected to…
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UPDATE: Breading mix recalled because of flour tied to E. coli outbreak

By News Desk on July 13, 2016

UPDATED CONTENT 8:30 p.m. EDT — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has posted a recall notice for Golden Dipt brand jalapeño breader mix distributed in Alberta and possibly nationwide. The product distributed in Canada has …
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UPDATED: General Mills pulls Betty Crocker mixes because of E. coli

By Coral Beach on July 11, 2016

UPDATED CONTENT July 13: General Mills Inc. updated its recall notice, removing the regular version of its “Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit Cake Mix” distributed in the United States. Only the “Betty Crocker Delights …
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Flour-related outbreak spurs recall of 22 tons of hors d’oeuvres

By Coral Beach on July 8, 2016

More than 22 tons of raw hors d’oeuvres such as chicken quesadillas, mini tarts and steak spring rolls are being recalled nationwide because they were made with flour linked to an ongoing E. coli outbreak.…
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General Mills expands flour recall after more illnesses are reported

By Cathy Siegner on July 1, 2016

General Mills announced Friday that it was expanding its recall of Gold Medal flour, Wondra flour, and Signature Kitchens flour to include flour made earlier in the fall that may still be in consumers’ pantries.…
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FDA warns consumers against eating any raw dough or batter

By News Desk on July 1, 2016

At the 2010 International Association for Food Protection meeting in Anaheim, CA, speakers from such food giants as Nestlé and ConAgra went public with their concerns about the widespread practice of people eating not just…
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Consumers had key to unlock E. coli outbreak linked to flour

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 29, 2016

Editor’s note: This blog by FDA’s Stephen Ostroff and Kathleen Gensheimer was originally posted by the agency as part of its “FDA Voice” series on June 28, 2016.

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