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Gold Medal

Owned by General Mills, Inc. · 96 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 29, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade C (69)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 68.6354.

Grade by indicator
IndicatorGradeWhat we found
Recalls (40%)C (60)1 Class I (10 points) · 1 event For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)C (62)Tier A: 5 of 96 products (Potassium bromate) · B (74) (25%)
Tier B: 34 of 96 products (Bleached flour, DATEM, Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)) · D (41) (15%) · products
FDA warning letters (20%)A (100)None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 pathogen) · IARC notes (0 products) · FDA dye pledge: In progress.

Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

  1. Class I, Apr 28, 2023 · Pathogen · FDA event 92231, 2 products (counted once)

    • Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted, packaged in the following sizes: 1. Net Wt 5 lb (2.26kg), UPC 0 16000-19610 0; and 2. Net Wt 10 lb (4.53kg), UPC 0 16000-19580 6. Dist. By General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolid, MN 55440.

      Reason (FDA's words)
      Flour has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
      Code information
      Better if Used By 27MAR2024 and 28MAR2024
      Recalling firm
      General Mills, Inc
      Dates
      Recall started Apr 28, 2023; classified May 23, 2023
      Status
      Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by UPC 16000196100 (upc)

      FDA record F-0919-2023: openFDA · Report an error

    • Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted, packaged in the following sizes: 1. Net Wt 32 oz (2lb) 907g, UPC 0 16000-10710 6; and 2. Net Wt 5lb (2.26kg), UPC 0 16000-10610 9. Dist. By General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440.

      Reason (FDA's words)
      Flour has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
      Code information
      Better if Used By 27MAR2024 and 28MAR2024
      Recalling firm
      General Mills, Inc
      Dates
      Recall started Apr 28, 2023; classified May 23, 2023
      Status
      Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by UPC 16000107106 (upc)

      FDA record F-0920-2023: openFDA · Report an error

1 recall event by General Mills, Inc. name no brand, so it is on the owner's page, not counted here.

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

Ingredients on our watch list

Products (36)

Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".

FDA warning letters to General Mills, Inc., Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

None found from FDA food offices.

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.

FDA dye pledge: In progress

General Mills, Inc.: Betty Crocker®, Bisquick®, Chex® Cereal, Cinnamon Toast Crunch®, Häagen-Dazs™, Pillsbury®, Progresso®, Trix®

Source: FDA's tracker of food industry dye pledges

Shown, not graded: a completed pledge already shows up as fewer dyes in the ingredients.