The CDC says an outbreak of Salmonella Infantis infections traced to Gold Medal flour is over. The outbreak sickened people from coast to coast.
A total of 14 people were confirmed as patients in the outbreak. They lived in 13 states and three required hospitalization. Illnesses started on dates ranging
Continue Reading Outbreak traced to flour declared over but the danger continues because of long shelf life
The FDA is working on tracing the source of a Salmonella Entertidis outbreak linked to cookie dough from Papa Murphy’s pizza restaurants. It has not been reported if the cookie dough is made at individual restaurants or bought from a third-party supplier.
The announcement of the outbreak on May 23
Continue Reading Public health officials continue to investigate multiple foodborne illness outbreaks
The Food and Drug Administration has officially linked a Salmonella Infantis outbreak to Gold Medal flour produced by General Mills.
The company recalled certain flour products on April 28 because of Salmonella Infantis contamination but did not mention the outbreak in its recall notice. The company did not report how
Continue Reading Gold Medal flour officially linked to Salmonella outbreak stretching from coast to coast
General Mills is recalling 2-, 5- and 10-pound bags of its Gold Medal Unbleached and Bleached All Purpose Flour after sampling found Salmonella contamination. The FDA is currently investigating an outbreak linked to flour, but it has not been announced whether this recall is related to the outbreak.
The presence
Continue Reading General Mills recalls flour after testing finds Salmonella
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.
The iconic company did not indicate how many bags or the total pounds affected by
Continue Reading General Mills again recalls Gold Medal flour; Salmonella is the problem this time
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 become ill. Both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and
Continue Reading CDC closes flour/E. coli investigation; expects more illnesses
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 Super Moist Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix” and the “Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Carrot
Continue Reading UPDATED: General Mills pulls Betty Crocker mixes because of E. coli
Five days after General Mills Inc. tripled the size of its flour recall — now at 30 million pounds — officials in China warned people there to stop using certain bags of Gold Medal flour because of possible E. coli contamination. 
This is one of the
Continue Reading E. coli source remains elusive; General Mills recall spans Pacific
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.
Continue Reading Consumers had key to unlock E. coli outbreak linked to flour
Dozens of people are recovering from E. coli infections in the midst of a recall of millions of pounds of flour linked to their illnesses, but nothing new is in the works to prevent such outbreaks in the future. 
Industry and government officials have expressed concern for the victims —
Continue Reading Flour could be pathogen-free, but industry, FDA must act now
