Here We Go Again....(Warning Long Post)

GAQShopr53 · ‎07-27-2015

Don't know if this has already been posted...I just read that Pillsbury has issued a recall for its flour...the warning was not issued by the FDA but the company itself sent out to grocery chains that carried the item.

"Some 12,500 cases of 5-pound bags of Pillsbury Unbleached All Purpose Flour have been recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. This information was posted on the websites of two supermarket chains, Publix and Winn-Dixie, which said that the product was recalled by the parent company of Pillsbury baking products, Hometown Foods Company.

Flour marked with two lot codes are involved in the recall: 8 292 or 8 293 representing about 100,000 bags of flour. The packages carry a best-if-used-by date of April 19, 2020.

No announcement was posted on either the Hometown Foods Company's website or the Food and Drug Administration's website.

Hometown Foods chief operating officer Dan Anglemyer said that the company is working on a press release in coordination with the FDA.

The Details

Products recalled: 5-pound bags of Pillsbury Unbleached All Purpose Flour with lot codes 8 292 and 8 293 and a best-if-used-by date of April 19, 2020.

The problem: The flour may be contaminated with salmonella.

The fix: Consumers should discard the flour and call the company for a replacement coupon, or return it to the store where purchased for a refund.

How to contact the manufacturer: Call 800-767-4466.

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lovesrecess · ‎03-14-2010

Thanks for this info; makes me wonder exactly who you can trust when you go to the grocery store!

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I recently read that flour is one of the potentially most dangerous items in the pantry due to contamination. Yet we don't give a second thought to tasting the cookie dough. We tend to be more worried about eating uncooked eggs but it's the flour that should be our concern.

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Nataliesgramma · ‎03-28-2015

I think there is one for Chef Boy ar dee chicken and rice too.......

I've never eaten that stuff....

ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

If you use flour it means you are going to bake, which means you are going to turn the oven on a relatively high temp, which means the high temp will kill the salmonella, which means this really isn't a problem.

"Pure Michigan"

ItsME · ‎03-10-2010

@ID2 wrote:
If you use flour it means you are going to bake, which means you are going to turn the oven on a relatively high temp, which means the high temp will kill the salmonella, which means this really isn't a problem.

@ID2 .... Unless you are sampling the batter .....

Citrine1 · ‎03-09-2010

@ItsME and @Kachina624 I am the WORST when it comes to batter sampling. To be honest, I enjoy the batter (especially brownie batter) more than the finished product!

Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

@ID2 wrote:
If you use flour it means you are going to bake, which means you are going to turn the oven on a relatively high temp, which means the high temp will kill the salmonella, which means this really isn't a problem.
Not if you get the flour all over your hands during prep. Some bacteria might stay behind and get into your mouth. Sometimes four is used in recipes with no cooking needed. This is possible in some kids’ slime recipes and some other craft recipes.

author · ‎03-09-2010

@GAQShopr53

Thank you so much for posting this! I bought some of this flour 3 days ago and already we had muffins with it. I checked the numbers and yes, it is one of the recalled ones. I would not have known if you hadn't posted, so I do appreciate it.

Threw it out, went back to the store and the entire lot was off the shelves now. I got some Gold Medal and hope that will be ok for our artisanal pizza tonight that I'm making for company.

I did not taste the raw muffin batter; never do that anymore, mostly because of the raw egg, but anything can be contaminated nowadays. I trust nothing in the food chain.