Food giant General Mills is recalling millions of pounds of flour milled in Kansas City, Missouri, on suspicions that the product is contaminated by a risky strain of E. coli bacteria. The other cases occurred in Chicago, suburban Cook County and western Brown County, Arnold said. As of May 31, a total of 38 cases in 20 states are linked to this outbreak, including two cases in Oklahoma. The flour was produced at the company’s Kansas City facility and was sold nationwide. Ten people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
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The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said it’s conducting recall audit checks at grocery stores, convenience stores, and other places through the state to make sure the recalled flour is off store shelves.
To check if flour that you own is affected by the recall, you can check the expiration date and then check the list of flour recalled here.
Don’t eat or play with raw dough or batters or allow children to do so.
But company spokesman Mike Siemienas says the E. coli strain hasn’t been found in any General Mills flour products or at the Missouri site. Flour and raw eggs in uncooked doughs and batters can be contaminated with germs. The CDC advises consumers to throw out any recalled flour, avoid eating raw dough and wash thoroughly after working with dough. So far, the E. coli strain hasn’t been found in any General Mills products or facilities, he said.
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Most people infected with E. coli get bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal cramps 3-4 days after being exposed and recover within a week.
