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Owned by General Mills, Inc. · 650 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 28, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade C (68)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 68.

Grade by indicator
IndicatorGradeWhat we found
Recalls (40%)C (60)2 Class II (8 points) · 2 events For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)C (60)Tier A: 27 of 650 products (FD&C Red No. 3, Potassium bromate) · B (79) (25%)
Tier B: 281 of 650 products (FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 6, DATEM, Titanium dioxide and 9 more) · F (28) (15%) · products
FDA warning letters (20%)A (100)None found to the owner Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 foreign material, 1 other reasons) · IARC notes (11 products) · FDA dye pledge: In progress.

Recalls, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026

  1. Class II, Jun 19, 2026 · Foreign material · FDA event 99293, 2 products (counted once)

    • Pillsbury Bread Rolls, Hard Roll Dough. 180 units / 2.25oz each. Net Wt. 25.31 lb (11.48kg) Package UPC 721582-13283 4. Case UPC 107-21582-13283-1. Keep Frozen. Case Qty 180. Distributed by: General Mills Sales, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440.

      Reason (FDA's words)
      Potential foreign material (glass)
      Code information
      Better if Used by OCT 12 26 / Lot: 11JUN6JL Better if Used by OCT 13 26 / Lot: 12JUN6JL
      Recalling firm
      General Mills James Ford Bell Technical Center
      Dates
      Recall started Jun 19, 2026; classified Jul 13, 2026
      Status
      Ongoing (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by recalling firm (name prefix) and brand name

      FDA record H-1154-2026: openFDA · Report an error

    • Pillsbury Bread Rolls, Kaiser Roll Dough. 144 units / 2.5oz each. Net Wt. 22.5 lb (10.2kg) Package UPC 7 21582-13288 9. Case UPC 107-21582-13288-6. Keep Frozen. Case Qty 144. Distributed by: General Mills Sales, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440.

      Reason (FDA's words)
      Potential foreign material (glass)
      Code information
      Better if Used by OCT 13 26 / Lot: 12JUN6JL
      Recalling firm
      General Mills James Ford Bell Technical Center
      Dates
      Recall started Jun 19, 2026; classified Jul 13, 2026
      Status
      Ongoing (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by recalling firm (name prefix) and brand name

      FDA record H-1155-2026: openFDA · Report an error

  2. Class II, Jul 14, 2025 · Other reasons · FDA event 97366

    • Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls Original Icing, 8 ct., NET WT 12.4 OZ (351g), packaged in a cardboard and aluminum tube, UPC: 018000005017

      Reason (FDA's words)
      Temperature abuse due to temperature excursion in one shipping trailer
      Code information
      Exact lot codes/expiration dates are unknown.
      Recalling firm
      Dollar General Corporation
      Dates
      Recall started Jul 14, 2025; classified Aug 6, 2025
      Status
      Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by UPC 18000005017 (upc)

      FDA record H-0410-2025: 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 (281)

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FDA warning letters to General Mills, Inc., Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 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. names this brand: 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.