Why it was recalled
Three flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix are being recalled by General Mills because of possible contamination with E. coli O121 associated with Gold Medal Flour recall.
Product description
Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit Cake Mix,432 g, Package UPC, 1 00 65633 46589 0, Carton UPC 000-65633-46589.
Lot numbers, UPCs & expiration codes
Better if Used by Dates 27AL2017, 08JN2017, 09JN2017
Where it was sold
US: All states in USA including PR, GUAM, VIRGIN ISLANDS, except RI, SD, & WV. OUS: CANADA, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, KLN Maldives, MEXICO, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palestine Panama, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago.
What to do if you have this product
- Compare the brand, size, and lot/UPC codes on your package with the codes above.
- If it matches, don't eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away.
- Wash surfaces and containers that touched the product.
- If you feel sick after eating it, contact your doctor. In an emergency call 911.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-2289-2016
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- Jul 11, 2016
- FDA report date
- Sep 21, 2016
- Quantity
- 156,370 cases & 466 pallets total for all products
- Recall type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recalling firm
- General Mills, Inc
Original FDA data
Every field from FDA enforcement report F-2289-2016, exactly as published.
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- City
- Minneapolis
- State
- MN
- Status
- Terminated
- Country
- United States
- Event ID
- 74703
- Address
- 1 General Mills Blvd
- Code information
- Better if Used by Dates 27AL2017, 08JN2017, 09JN2017
- Postal code
- 55426-1347
- Report date
- Sep 21, 2016
- Product type
- Food
- Recall number
- F-2289-2016
- Classification
- Class I
- Recalling firm
- General Mills, Inc
- Product quantity
- 156,370 cases & 466 pallets total for all products
- Termination date
- Aug 18, 2017
- Reason for recall
- Three flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix are being recalled by General Mills because of possible contamination with E. coli O121 associated with Gold Medal Flour recall.
- Voluntary / mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Product description
- Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit Cake Mix,432 g, Package UPC, 1 00 65633 46589 0, Carton UPC 000-65633-46589.
- Distribution pattern
- US: All states in USA including PR, GUAM, VIRGIN ISLANDS, except RI, SD, & WV. OUS: CANADA, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, KLN Maldives, MEXICO, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palestine Panama, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Recall initiation date
- Jul 11, 2016
- Initial firm notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Center classification date
- Sep 15, 2016