CDC Ends Multistate E. coli Outbreak Investigation Linked to Flour
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared an end to a multistate outbreak linked to flour.
The CDC, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and various state health agencies, investigated a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence linked the outbreak to flour produced by a General Mills plant in Kansas City, MO. As a result, General Mills recalled 10 million pounds of flour in May 2016. The recall was expanded in July after more illnesses were reported.