Gold Medal Flour Salmonella Outbreak

A Gold Medal flour Salmonella outbreak has sickened 13 people in 12 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Three people have been hospitalized. General Mills, the maker of Gold Medal flour, has issued a recall.

Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Raw Flour

Health officials are using whole genome sequencing to determine which illnesses are included in the outbreak. Using this method, they can compare the genetic “fingerprints” of the Salmonella strains that have caused illnesses and look for matches. Matching fingerprints indicate that patients were likely exposed to the same source of contamination.

The reported illnesses occurred between December 6, 2022, and March 1, 2023.

The patients, who range in age from 12 to 81 years old, became ill between December 6, 2022, and March 1, 2023.

Seven of the patients told health officials that they ate raw dough or batter before they became ill. Six of them remembered the brand name of the flour and all six said they consumed Gold Medal flour before becoming ill.

Gold Medal Flour Salmonella Recall

After finding Salmonella Infantis in a 5-lb bag of Gold Medal, General Mills issued a Salmonella recall on April 28. The recall includes bleached and unbleached Gold Medal flour sold in 2-lb, 5-lb, and 10-lb bags with “Better if Used By Dates of March 27, 2024, and March 28, 2024.

Previous Gold Medal Recalls, Outbreak

In 2019, there were two Gold Medal flour recalls. One was for Salmonella, the other was for E. coli. In 2015, Gold Medal flour was linked to an E. coli O26 and E. coli O121 outbreak that sickened 63 people in 24 states. Seventeen people were hospitalized, and one person developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a life-threatening form of kidney failure associated with E. coli infections

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