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Betty Crocker Products Recalled, Including Cake Mixes

Plan to do some baking today? Read this first.

Continental Mills' Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix and three flavors of Betty Crocker cake mixes are the latest products 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 are: 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 list includes:

  • 8 SKUs (stock keeping units or UPC codes) of Gold Medal Flour
  • 3 SKUs of Signature Kitchens Flour
  • 1 SKU of Gold Medal Wondra flour
  • Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix (A General Mills supplier used Wondra flour implicated in the July 1, 2016 recall to manufacture the flavor chips used in this recalled cake mix flavor.)
  • Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Carrot Cake Mix (A General Mills supplier used Wondra flour implicated in the July 1, 2016 recall to manufacture the flavor chips used in this recalled cake mix flavor.)

Affected retail products sold in Canada:

  • Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit Cake Mix (A General Mills supplier used Wondra flour implicated in the July 1, 2016 recall to manufacture the flavor bits used in this recalled cake mix flavor.)

This is the latest in a string of Betty Crocker product recalls. CLICK HERE for a full list.

 

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