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E. coli outbreak prompts massive General Mills flour recall

E. coli outbreak prompts massive General Mills flour recall
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E. coli outbreak prompts massive General Mills flour recall
(CNN)Federal and state health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O121 that has caused 38 cases of illness across 20 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said …

E. coli outbreak prompts massive General Mills flour recall

By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN
Updated 1:25 PM ET, Wed June 1, 2016

Story highlights

  • An outbreak of E. coli has caused 38 cases of illness in 20 states
  • General Mills has recalled more than 10 million pounds of flour
(CNN)Federal and state health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O121 that has caused 38 cases of illness across 20 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Ten of those individuals have been hospitalized.
Out of an abundance of caution, General Mills announced the voluntary recall of more than 10 million pounds of flour because it may be linked to the outbreak.
Approximately half of the ill individuals reported making something homemade with flour before becoming ill, and some of them reported using a General Mills brand of flour, the company said in a news release.
Recent food recalls
18 photos: Recent food recalls
A Pennsylvania food bank <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/31/health/mandarin-oranges-recall/index.html" target="_blank">is asking consumers to throw away</a> cans of Mandarin oranges distributed from August to January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, March 31.
Gerber <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/health/gerber-baby-food-recall/index.html" target="_blank">voluntarily recalled </a>two organic baby foods because a packaging defect may make them susceptible to spoilage during transport and handling, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the company said on March 24.
Bumble Bee Foods, Tri-Union Seafoods and H-E-B have <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/17/health/bumble-bee-foods-tuna-tri-union-seafoods/index.html" target="_blank">voluntarily recalled</a> canned chunk light tuna because of possible health risks, the Food and Drug Administration said in mid-March.
Popular grocery story chain Trader Joe's <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/health/trader-joes-cashews-recall/" target="_blank">recalled a specific lot of raw cashew pieces</a> over possible salmonella contamination. The nuts were sold in 30 states as well as Washington, D.C. On January 15, the company said it had removed all lots of cashew pieces from store shelves pending an investigation.
Milky Way International Trading Corp. announced a recall of its 8-ounce bottles of Nice! Mandarin Oranges because of glass in the product. The oranges were distributed to Walgreens stores.
General Mills recalled a "limited quantity" of Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans. The 10-ounce bags had "Better If Used By" dates of April 10 and April 11, 2016.
Because of evidence of E. coli bacteria at the spring source, Niagara Bottling issued <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/23/us/niagara-e-coli-bottled-water-recall/index.html">a voluntary recall of spring water</a> produced at its two Pennsylvania plants from June 10 through June 18. There had been no signs of its product being contaminated or reports of consumers falling sick, the company said.
Blue Bell Ice Cream voluntarily recalled all of its products made at all of its facilities, the company said in <a href="http://www.bluebell.com/the_little_creamery/press_releases/all-product-recall" target="_blank">an April 2015 news release</a>. The products, which included ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and other frozen delights, were potentially contaminated with listeria. Listeria is rare, but <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/features/vitalsigns/listeria/" target="_blank">it's still the third-ranking cause of death</a> from food poisoning in the United States.
Sabra Dipping Co. recalled 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in April 2015. <a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm441863.htm" target="_blank">The list of products in the recall</a> included Sabra Classic Hummus 10 oz., Sabra Classic Hummus 30 oz., Sabra Classic Hummus without Garnish 32 oz., Sabra Classic Hummus 17 oz. Six Pack and Hummus Dual Pack Classic/Garlic 23.5 oz.
Out of an abundance of caution, General Mills announced the voluntary recall of more than 10 million pounds of flour because it may be linked to an outbreak of E. coli O121 that has sickened 38 people across 20 states.
Products containing sunflower seeds produced by SunOpta are under a voluntary recall in at least 24 states over concerns about possible listeria contamination.The recall affects Planters and Sunrich Naturals sunflower kernels made between the dates of February 1 and April 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Publix has <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/health/publix-recall-cranberry-nut-mix-listeria/index.html">issued a voluntary recall</a> for its cranberry nut and seed mix due to listeria concerns.
The <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/health/republic-of-tea-recall-organic-turmeric-ginger-green-tea/index.html">Republic of Tea is voluntarily recalling its organic turmeric ginger green tea</a> due to the possibility of salmonella contamination in one lot of the product. Here are some other food recalls since April 2015:
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/health/foster-farms-chicken-recall/index.html">Foster Farms is recalling more than 220,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets</a> after concerns they've been contaminated with plastic and rubber material. The products were sold in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, California and Arizona.
Pilgrim's Pride is recalling more than 4.5 million pounds of fully cooked chicken products in boxes of whole-grain breaded nuggets, patties, breakfast patties, tenderloins and popcorn-style varieties. They were sold under the Gold Kist Farms, Pierce and Sweet Georgia brands. The U.S. Department of Agriculture warns that it may be contaminated with "extraneous materials." <br />

The company that owns Emerald-brand nuts is recalling 100-calorie packages of roasted and salted cashew halves and pieces. The packages <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/04/health/glass-fragments-recall-peppers-cashews/" target="_blank">are being recalled</a> "due to the possible presence of small glass pieces," the company said on Friday, April 1. No injuries have been reported, but the recall was issued out of an abundance of caution following a consumer complaint.
Roland Foods issued an unrelated recall of fire-roasted red pepper strips, also because of possible glass fragments, the <a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm493852.htm" target="_blank">company said in a statement.</a>
A company is voluntarily<a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm493849.htm#recall-photos" target="_blank"> recalling frozen broccoli cuts</a> sold in 11 states over fears of listeria contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said on April 1.
A Pennsylvania food bank <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/31/health/mandarin-oranges-recall/index.html" target="_blank">is asking consumers to throw away</a> cans of Mandarin oranges distributed from August to January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, March 31.
Gerber <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/health/gerber-baby-food-recall/index.html" target="_blank">voluntarily recalled </a>two organic baby foods because a packaging defect may make them susceptible to spoilage during transport and handling, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the company said on March 24.
Bumble Bee Foods, Tri-Union Seafoods and H-E-B have <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/17/health/bumble-bee-foods-tuna-tri-union-seafoods/index.html" target="_blank">voluntarily recalled</a> canned chunk light tuna because of possible health risks, the Food and Drug Administration said in mid-March.
Popular grocery story chain Trader Joe's <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/health/trader-joes-cashews-recall/" target="_blank">recalled a specific lot of raw cashew pieces</a> over possible salmonella contamination. The nuts were sold in 30 states as well as Washington, D.C. On January 15, the company said it had removed all lots of cashew pieces from store shelves pending an investigation.
Milky Way International Trading Corp. announced a recall of its 8-ounce bottles of Nice! Mandarin Oranges because of glass in the product. The oranges were distributed to Walgreens stores.
General Mills recalled a "limited quantity" of Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans. The 10-ounce bags had "Better If Used By" dates of April 10 and April 11, 2016.
Because of evidence of E. coli bacteria at the spring source, Niagara Bottling issued <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/23/us/niagara-e-coli-bottled-water-recall/index.html">a voluntary recall of spring water</a> produced at its two Pennsylvania plants from June 10 through June 18. There had been no signs of its product being contaminated or reports of consumers falling sick, the company said.
Blue Bell Ice Cream voluntarily recalled all of its products made at all of its facilities, the company said in <a href="http://www.bluebell.com/the_little_creamery/press_releases/all-product-recall" target="_blank">an April 2015 news release</a>. The products, which included ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and other frozen delights, were potentially contaminated with listeria. Listeria is rare, but <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/features/vitalsigns/listeria/" target="_blank">it's still the third-ranking cause of death</a> from food poisoning in the United States.
Sabra Dipping Co. recalled 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in April 2015. <a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm441863.htm" target="_blank">The list of products in the recall</a> included Sabra Classic Hummus 10 oz., Sabra Classic Hummus 30 oz., Sabra Classic Hummus without Garnish 32 oz., Sabra Classic Hummus 17 oz. Six Pack and Hummus Dual Pack Classic/Garlic 23.5 oz.
Out of an abundance of caution, General Mills announced the voluntary recall of more than 10 million pounds of flour because it may be linked to an outbreak of E. coli O121 that has sickened 38 people across 20 states.
Products containing sunflower seeds produced by SunOpta are under a voluntary recall in at least 24 states over concerns about possible listeria contamination.The recall affects Planters and Sunrich Naturals sunflower kernels made between the dates of February 1 and April 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Publix has <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/health/publix-recall-cranberry-nut-mix-listeria/index.html">issued a voluntary recall</a> for its cranberry nut and seed mix due to listeria concerns.
The <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/health/republic-of-tea-recall-organic-turmeric-ginger-green-tea/index.html">Republic of Tea is voluntarily recalling its organic turmeric ginger green tea</a> due to the possibility of salmonella contamination in one lot of the product. Here are some other food recalls since April 2015:
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/health/foster-farms-chicken-recall/index.html">Foster Farms is recalling more than 220,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets</a> after concerns they've been contaminated with plastic and rubber material. The products were sold in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, California and Arizona.
Pilgrim's Pride is recalling more than 4.5 million pounds of fully cooked chicken products in boxes of whole-grain breaded nuggets, patties, breakfast patties, tenderloins and popcorn-style varieties. They were sold under the Gold Kist Farms, Pierce and Sweet Georgia brands. The U.S. Department of Agriculture warns that it may be contaminated with "extraneous materials." <br />

The company that owns Emerald-brand nuts is recalling 100-calorie packages of roasted and salted cashew halves and pieces. The packages <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/04/health/glass-fragments-recall-peppers-cashews/" target="_blank">are being recalled</a> "due to the possible presence of small glass pieces," the company said on Friday, April 1. No injuries have been reported, but the recall was issued out of an abundance of caution following a consumer complaint.
Roland Foods issued an unrelated recall of fire-roasted red pepper strips, also because of possible glass fragments, the <a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm493852.htm" target="_blank">company said in a statement.</a>
A company is voluntarily<a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm493849.htm#recall-photos" target="_blank"> recalling frozen broccoli cuts</a> sold in 11 states over fears of listeria contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said on April 1.
general mills flour recall
sunflower kernel recall
Publix Cranberry Nut & Seed mix
Republic of Tea recall
01 foster farms recall
Gold Kist Farms Recalled
Emerald cashews
Roasted Red Pepper Strips
broccoli recall
Mandarin Orange Recall
gerber pouches reacall
01 Bumble Bee Foods recalls tuna health risk
Trader Joe's cashew recall
Nice mandarin oranges
green beans FILE
niagara bottled water recall
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sabra classic hummus
The illnesses occurred between December 21 and May 3, according to General Mills.
"To date E. coli O121 has not been found in any General Mills flour products or in the flour manufacturing facility, and the company has not been contacted directly by any consumer reporting confirmed illnesses related to these products," the company said, adding that some of the ill individuals also consumed raw dough or batter.
Eating raw dough or batter that is "intended for cooking" is not recommended. It also should not be given to children to play with, according to the CDC.
What to do when food is recalled

What to do when food is recalled 00:53
Symptoms of E. coli illness can include stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting and fever that can last five to seven days. Individuals who are very old or very young and those with compromised immune systems have an increased risk of becoming ill.
The recall includes Gold Medal flour, Wondra flour and Signature Kitchens flour. All three brands were sold at Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel, Shaws, Vons, United, Randalls and Acme retailers.
Consumers who have recalled flour should not use it. Contact General Mills with any questions.
 
 
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