Food recall: Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Carrot Cake Mix, NET WT 15.25 OZ (432 g), Package UPC 1 00 16000 40987 0, Carton…

Class I FDA enforcement event 74703. Recall start date: 11 Jul 2016. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 18 Aug 2017.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

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.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

General Mills, Inc started this food recall on 11 Jul 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Minneapolis, MN. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 74703 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 21 Sep 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 18 Aug 2017.

FDA enforcement report The 3 product records

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

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,…

Recalling firm

General Mills, Inc, Minneapolis, MN.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

3 product records in the event.

FDA event 74703: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-2287-2016	Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Carrot Cake Mix, NET WT 15.25 OZ (432 g), Package UPC 1 00 16000 40987 0, Carton UPC: 000-16000-40987 0.	156,370 cases & 466 pallets total for all products	Class I	Terminated	21 Sep 2016
F-2288-2016	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.	156,370 cases & 466 pallets total for all products	Class I	Terminated	21 Sep 2016
F-2289-2016	Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit Cake Mix,432 g, Package UPC, 1 00 65633 46589 0, Carton UPC 000-65633-46589.	156,370 cases & 466 pallets total for all products	Class I	Terminated	21 Sep 2016

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Food events that started in 2016: 799
Share of these events in Class I: 52%
Product records in this event: 3Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 21

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of General Mills, Inc
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
28 Apr 2023	Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted, packaged in the following sizes: 1. Net Wt 5 lb (2.26kg),	Food	Class I	2
16 Sep 2019	Gold Medal Enriched, Presifted, Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Net Wt. 5 lb (2.26 kg), in paper bags. UPC 16000-19610	Food	Class II	1
23 Jan 2019	Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour. Net Wt 5 lb. (2.26kg). UPC 16000-19610. Distributed By General Mills Sales, Inc	Food	Class II	1
16 Jul 2018	Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey, Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 19 oz. (583g) UPC 16000-44473. 12 boxes/case, Ne	Food	Class II	1
25 Jan 2018	Larabar Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 5 - 1.6 oz (45g) bars Net Wt 8.0 oz(226g), UPC 21908-48817. Case UPC 000-21908-4167	Food	Class II	1
9 Oct 2017	Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Raisin Granola, Net Wt 15.6 oz (442g). UPC 21908-74329	Food	Class I	1
19 Jul 2017	IQF White Rice ES CA, Cardboard Tote, product #4621686100.	Food	Class I	1
13 Apr 2017	Chocolate chip cookie dough larabars, 10 count , UPC 100-21908-49031 incorrectly packaged in peanut butter cookie laraba	Food	Class II	1
30 Jun 2016	Case: Beyond Meat Vegetarian Indian Curry with Beyond Chicken, GMI Item # 46671000, Frozen. Net WT 5 lbs (2.2 KG) 8 - 10	Food	Class I	1
2 Jun 2016	Nature Valley Simple Nut Bars, Almond, Cashew & Sea Salt, Carton UPC 000-16000-46474, Case UPC 100-16000-46474, 4 bars/c	Food	Class I	4

General Mills, Inc: all 21 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report F-2287-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74703. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/74703/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this 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,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 74703?: The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 156,370 cases & 466 pallets total for all products
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?: 52% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class I.