Flour recall: Check your pantry for this Gold Medal Flour, recall due to possible salmonella

Flour recall: Check your pantry for this Gold Medal Flour, recall due to possible salmonella

General Mills has issued a recall for bags of some of its flour products.

The voluntary recall covers two, five and 10-pound bags of General Mills Gold Medal Unbleached and Bleached All Purpose Flour due to the potential presence of salmonella. The recalled bags have a “better by used by” date of March 27, 2024 and March 28, 2024.

The products were distributed nationally. Other types of General Mills are not covered, according to the announcement from the Food and Drug Administration.

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The recalled products include:

  • Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 5LB Flour: Package UPC 000-16000-19610
  • Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 10LB Flour: Package UPC 000-16000-19580
  • Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose 2LB Flour: Package UPC 000-16000-10710
  • Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose 5LB Flour: Package UPC 000-16000-10610

Salmonella infections can cause nausea, diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain. Symptoms typically start within 6 hours to 6 days after exposure and last 4-7 days.

If you have the product, you are advised to throw it away. Consumers who have to discard products covered by this recall may contact General Mills Consumer Relations at 1-800-230-8103.