Investigators for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Gold Medal Flour, manufactured by General Mills, was the source of a recent salmonella outbreak in several U.S. states.
The salmonella outbreak infected at least 13 people in 12 states between Dec. 6, 2022, and March 1, 2023, the CDC announced on May 1.
On April 28, General Mills announced a recall of bleached and unbleached all-purpose Gold Medal Flour in 2-, 5-, and 10-pound bags with a “better if used by date” of March 27–28, 2024.
“All other types of Gold Medal Flour are not affected by this recall,” the company said in the announcement.
The CDC recommended that consumers possessing the recalled flour should throw it away or return it to where it was purchased….