Possibly tainted blueberry pancake mix latest affected by flour recall

Continental Mills’ Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix is the latest recalled product affected by a large recall of tainted flour manufactured at a General Mills Facility.

The possible contaminant is Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC O121), which also may be present in a handful of other previously recalled General Mills flour products, including Gold Medal All Purpose Flour, Gold Medal Wondra Flour and Gold Medal Self-Rising Flour.

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall of Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix affected only specific lots, which were manufactured between April 2016 and June 2016. Those products include:  Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix 28 oz. carton with a best by date code between 3/30/2018 and 6/16/2018, and a UPC code 041449001289; and Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake a 3.5 lb. bag, with a best by date code between of 4/27/2018 to 4/28/2018, with a UPC code 041449001487.

The FDA has not received any reports of illness from consuming the pancake mix, but Continental Mills advised customers who purchased the product to dispose of it as a precaution. Customers also can contact its customer relations team at 1-800-457-7744 for information to receive a full refund.

General Mills’ initial flour recall was issued May 31, and since then 42 people from 21 states have been sickened and 11 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

Symptoms of STEC infection include often-bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps that exhibit an average of three to four days after swallowing the germ.

For a full list of the recalled flour products, visit CDC.gov.