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General Mills, Inc
FDA recall F-2288-2016 · Class I · reported 2016-09-21 · Terminated
- Product
- Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix, NET WT 15.25 OZ (432 g), Package, UPC package 1 00 16000 40997 9, Carton UPC: 000-16000-40997.
- Reason
- 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.
- Quantity
- 156,370 cases & 466 pallets total for all products
- Distribution
- 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.
- Firm location
- MN, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2016-07-11
- Terminated
- 2017-08-18
- Code info
- Better if Used By dates: 25MAR2017, 28MAR2017, 27APR2017, 28APR2017, 23MAY2017, 24MAY2017, 25MAY2017
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.