The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary national recall by General Mills of five and ten-pound bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour and two and five-pound bags of Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose Flour with a “better-if-used by” date of March 27, 2024.  The reason for the recall is the potential presence of Salmonella Infantis. All other types of Gold Medal Flour are unaffected by this recall.

The voluntary recall includes the following code dates:

 

Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 5lb Flour
Package UPC	000-16000-19610
Recalled better-if-used-by date	27MAR2024 and 28MAR2024
Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 10lb Flour
Package UPC	000-16000-19580
Recalled better-if-used-by date	27MAR2024 and 28MAR2024
Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose 2lb Flour
Package UPC	000-16000-10710
Recalled better-if-used-by date	27MAR2024 and 28MAR2024
Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose 5lb Flour
Package UPC	000-16000-10610
Recalled better-if-used-by date	27MAR2024 and 28MAR2024

Residents are asked to check their pantries and throw away any product affected by this recall. Consumers who have had to discard products covered by this recall may contact General Mills Consumer Relations at 1-800-230-8103.

Guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn that consumers should refrain from consuming any raw products made with flour. Salmonella Infantis is killed by heat through baking, frying, sautéing, or boiling products made with flour. All surfaces, hands, and utensils should be properly cleaned after contact with flour or dough.

Healthy persons infected with Salmonella Infantis, a bacteria, often experience nausea, diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pains. Typically, symptoms start within six hours to six days after infection and last four to seven days. Any residents concerned about an illness should contact a physician.