Ecoli outbreak prompts massive flour recall

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4 people in Michigan among those sickened in E.coli outbreak linked to flour

Patients in Kent, Oakland, Ingham, Ottawa counties, state says

By Halston Herrera - Digital news editor

Posted: 11:54 AM, June 02, 2016
Updated: 12:08 PM, June 02, 2016

LANSING, Mich. - Four people in Michigan are among dozens nationally that have been sickened in an E.coli outbreak that is linked to three brands of flour.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday said the four people in the state are adults, and live in Ingham, Kent, Oakland and Ottawa counties. Two of the four cases were hospitalized...

General Mills says the 10 million pounds of its flour recalled over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak in 20 states largely was produced at the company's Kansas City, Missouri, plant. But company spokesman Mike Siemienas says the E. coli strain hasn't been found in any General Mills flour products or at the Missouri site...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...se-sickened-in-ecoli-outbreak-linked-to-flour

 

[Hatfield]

4 people in Michigan among those sickened in E.coli outbreak linked to flour

Patients in Kent, Oakland, Ingham, Ottawa counties, state says

By Halston Herrera - Digital news editor

Posted: 11:54 AM, June 02, 2016
Updated: 12:08 PM, June 02, 2016

LANSING, Mich. - Four people in Michigan are among dozens nationally that have been sickened in an E.coli outbreak that is linked to three brands of flour.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday said the four people in the state are adults, and live in Ingham, Kent, Oakland and Ottawa counties. Two of the four cases were hospitalized...

General Mills says the 10 million pounds of its flour recalled over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak in 20 states largely was produced at the company's Kansas City, Missouri, plant. But company spokesman Mike Siemienas says the E. coli strain hasn't been found in any General Mills flour products or at the Missouri site...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...se-sickened-in-ecoli-outbreak-linked-to-flour

Thanks for the link. I had no idea flour could cause this type of illness.