King Arthur flour recall: 3 additional lot codes added over E. coli concerns

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The Food and Drug Administration issued an update Friday for the recall of King Arthur's unbleached flour for the possibility of E. coli contamination.

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Three lot codes from the company's Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 5 lb. product that are part of the recall were omitted from the Oct. 3 recall notice, the FDA said in the updated notice. The codes include:

Lot codes L18A09A & L18A09C: Best Used by Date 12/09/19

Lot code A19A08A: Best Used by Date 01/08/20

No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall, the FDA said.

Consumers should throw away any products associated with the recall. Customers may submit a claim for a refund or replacement at kingarthurflour.com/voluntaryrecall, or by calling the King Arthur Flour Consumer Hotline at 866-797-9178.

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The five and 25-pound bags of King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour that were milled at an ADM facility in Buffalo, New York, the company said in a release.

The bags of flour have been distributed to retailers nationally, including Target and Walmart. The 25-pound bags were sold only at Costco.

King Arthur said the recalled products have specific lot codes and best used by dates.

This is an expansion of a June 13 recall of flour.

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