This recall, issued Monday afternoon, applies to Betty Crocker cake mixes sold in the U.S. and in Canada. It is just the latest in a growing list of secondary recalls linked to an ongoing 21-state E. coli O121 outbreak that has sickened 42 people since December 2015.
General Mills owns the Betty Crocker brand and dozens of other brands of consumer products. General Mills distributed the recalled flour nationwide to retailers, restaurants and bulk buyers, including other food producers. General Mills flour has also been recalled in China.
In a news release, General Mills said one of its suppliers recently notified the company that it had used Wondra flour implicated in the July 1, 2016, recall to produce flavor bits it sent back to General Mills for certain Betty Crocker cake mixes.
Betty Crocker cake mixes now under recall in the United States and label information that can be used to identify them are:
Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix
Package UPC 000-16000-40997
Better if Used by Dates 25MAR2017, 28MAR2017, 27APR2017, 28APR2017, 23MAY2017, 24MAY2017, 25MAY2017
Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Carrot Cake Mix
Package UPC 000-16000-40987
Better if Used by Dates 12APR2017, 13APR2017, 14APR2017, 28MAY2017, 29MAY2017, 30MAY2017, 07JUL2017, 08JUL2017
Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit Cake Mix
Package UPC 000-65633-46589
Better if Used by Dates 27AL2017, 08JN2017, 09JN2017
Voluntary recall of Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit cake mix sold in Canada: pic.twitter.com/gULjAaRBTG
— LifeMadeDelish (@LifeMadeDelish) July 11, 2016
Only one Betty Crocker cake mix is under recall in Canda, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit Cake Mix
Package UPC 000-65633-46589
Better if Used by Dates 27AL2017, 08JN2017, 09JN2017
U.S. consumers with questions or requesting Betty Crocker replacement product should contact General Mills at 800-230-8103. Canadian consumers with questions about the Betty Crocker products including in the recall, or requesting a replacement, should contact General Mills Canada at 800-526-4579.
