# FDA recall F-2288-2016

> **General Mills, Inc** · Class I · food recall initiated 2016-07-11.

## Product

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.

## Reason for recall

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.

## 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, Honduras, Jamaica, KLN  Maldives, MEXICO, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palestine  Panama, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago.

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** F-2288-2016
- **Recalling firm:** General Mills, Inc
- **Classification:** Class I
- **Product type:** food
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2016-07-11
- **Report date:** 2016-09-21
- **Termination date:** 2017-08-18

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-2288-2016

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall F-2288-2016. Retrieved 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/F-2288-2016. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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