General Mills Broadens Flour Recall as More Fall Ill

(Dow Jones) -- More flour will be scooped up from store shelves after four additional people were sickened with E. coli infections linked to General Mills (GIS) flour, and the company expanded its nationwide recall. The company voluntarily recalled over 10 million pounds of flour in late May when an E. coli 0121 outbreak tied to flour made at its Kansas City, Mo., plant sickened 38 people. That number has since grown to 46 people, and one has developed an acute form of kidney failure, the CDC said. Another form of E. coli has been tied to the flour, and GIS expanded its recall to include flour produced over two more months. Recalled products now include flour made from Nov. 4, 2015, to Feb. 10.