Coming in at No. 9 and trailing the first eight contenders by 17 years may not sound like a victory, but sesame’s ninth place finish on the official list of “major allergens” is a big
Continue Reading New law puts sesame on fast track for allergen labeling requirements
Today, General Mills announced a nation wide recall for 5 lb. bags of its Gold Medal “Unbleached All Purpose Flour” marked with a “better-if-used-by” date of Sept. 6, 2020 for the potential presence of E.
Continue Reading General Mills recalls Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour over E. coli fears
General Mills Inc. has initiated a recall of all 5-pound bags of its Gold Medal brand unbleached flour with the “better if used by” date of April 20, 2020, after finding Salmonella in a sample.
Continue Reading General Mills again recalls Gold Medal flour; Salmonella is the problem this time
Editor’s note: This is 2017 winner of the “Publisher’s Award” for essays written as part of a food safety litigation class at the University of Arkansas Law School taught by Bill Marler and Denis Stearns
Continue Reading Publisher’s Award: One man’s meat is another man’s poison
The editors of Food Safety News have complied this list of major news from 2016. While the year will no doubt be best remember for its presidential election, there were other milestones worth remembering as
Continue Reading Top food safety stories of 2016 include criminal investigations
Editor’s note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention originally published this article on Nov. 22.
For many people, the holiday season is the perfect time to spend time together in the kitchen and share
Continue Reading Baking this weekend? Just say no to the raw dough
A Kansas company has issued a nationwide recall of baking mixes packaged under more than a dozen brands because they were made with flour from General Mills that has been recalled because it has been
Continue Reading Baking mixes recalled nationwide because of E. coli in flour
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.
Continue Reading General Mills expands flour recall after more illnesses are reported
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
Continue Reading FDA warns consumers against eating any raw dough or batter
Federal officials have matched E. coli O121 from a sample of General Mills flour recovered from a sick person’s home to the outbreak strain that has sickened at least 38 people since December. The discovery
Continue Reading FDA finds outbreak strain of E. coli in General Mills flour
General Mills Inc. and federal officials have been working together to account for recalled flour that has been linked to an E. coli outbreak and that was sent to food producers in addition to retailers
Continue Reading Recalled flour didn’t just go to retailers, restaurants
