CLASS I Food recall · Reported 12 Jul 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report

Robin Hood All Purpose Flour retial Pouch retial pouches recalled

Element Food Solutions is recalling Robin Hood All Purpose Flour retial Pouch retial pouches per wholesale case. The recall was initiated on 8 Jun 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesUPC Code 059000018232 Pouch Code; Case Code; Best Before Date.: 6 334 623 05 BB/MA 2018 MA 29; 6 334 623 05 BB/MA 2018-05-29; 5/29/2018. 6 335 623 05 BB/MA 2018 MA 30; 6 335 623 05 BB/MA 2018-05-30; 5/30/2018. 6 336 623 05 BB/MA 2018 JN 01; 6 336 623 05 BB/MA 2018-06-01; 6/1/2018. 6 337 623 05 BB/MA 2018 JN 02; 6 337 623 05 BB/MA 2018-06-02; 6/2/2018. 7 024 623 05 BB/MA 2018 JL 24; 7 024 623 05 BB/MA 2018-07-24; 7/24/2018. 7 026 623 05 BB/MA 2018 JL 26; 7 026 623 05 BB/MA 2018-07-26; 7/26/2018.
Quantity recalled6,533 cases

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

Recall details

Recall number
F-2453-2017
FDA event ID
77501
Recalling firm
Element Food Solutions, Hodgkins, IL
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recall initiated
8 Jun 2017
FDA classified
6 Jul 2017
Reported
12 Jul 2017
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
E-Mail
Reason category
E. coli
Product category
Flour

Timeline

8 Jun 2017Recall initiated by company
6 Jul 2017Classified by FDA+28 days
12 Jul 2017Published in enforcement report+6 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

may contain E. coli O121

Some strains of E. coli, such as O157:H7, produce a toxin that can cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and, in a small number of cases, kidney failure.

Product as listed by the FDA

Robin Hood All Purpose Flour 1.8kg retial Pouch 6/1.8kg retial pouches per wholesale case

Where it was distributed

CANADA

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

may contain E. coli O121

Which lots are affected?

UPC Code 059000018232 Pouch Code; Case Code; Best Before Date.: 6 334 623 05 BB/MA 2018 MA 29; 6 334 623 05 BB/MA 2018-05-29; 5/29/2018. 6 335 623 05 BB/MA 2018 MA 30; 6 335 623 05 BB/MA 2018-05-30; 5/30/2018. 6 336 623 05 BB/MA 2018 JN 01; 6 336 623 05 BB/MA 2018-06-01; 6/1/2018. 6 337 623 05 BB/MA 2018 JN 02; 6 337 623 05 BB/MA 2018-06-02; 6/2/2018. 7 024 623 05 BB/MA 2018 JL 24; 7 024 623 05 BB/MA 2018-07-24; 7/24/2018. 7 026 623 05 BB/MA 2018 JL 26; 7 026 623 05 BB/MA 2018-07-26; 7/26/2018.

Where was it sold?

CANADA

What should I do if I have it?

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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