Ardent Mills Offers Tips to Safely Enjoy Flour Products Made
with Canadian Wheat
BRAMPTON, ON, May 27, 2017 /CNW/ - Ardent Mills has cooperated
fully with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) by
voluntarily recalling certain brands of flour and flour
products. CFIA requested this expanded recall of flour and
flour products which were made, in part, using 11 loads of Canadian
wheat which were common to the prior recalled flour and flour
products and may have contained trace amounts of E. coli
0121. It is with extreme caution and commitment to food
safety that Ardent Mills is expanding this recall. There has been
no positive finding of contamination and no reported illnesses
associated with the consumption of these newly recalled
products.
Flour is a raw agricultural commodity made by simply grinding
and sifting wheat. Any raw grain milled into flour can contain
bacteria and microbes from the outdoor environment in which it is
grown. The recalled products contain no greater or lesser
risk, in this regard, than any other flour or flour products milled
using such time-honored traditions.
"Consumer food safety is of paramount importance to Ardent
Mills, and our mills adhere to stringent and mandated food safety
protocols to ensure pathogenic bacteria are not introduced during
the milling process at any of our operations," says Kent Juliot, Vice President of Research,
Quality, and Technical Services for Ardent Mills, whose operations
and services are supported by more than 40 flour mills and
bakery-mix facilities across North
America.
Ardent Mills offers tips consumers can follow to cook, bake, and
enjoy delicious grain-based products, safely while using flour made
from Canadian wheat. By thoroughly cooking, baking, boiling,
roasting, frying or microwaving food items made with flour, any
microbes are rendered harmless.
- Do not taste raw dough, batter or any other product containing
uncooked flour. Eating a small amount could make you sick.
- Bake or cook items made with raw dough or batter before eating
them.
- Always use hot water and soap to wash any bowls, utensils, or
surfaces on which flour was used.
- Wash your hands with soap and warm water immediately after
touching flour, raw dough or batter.
About Ardent Mills
Ardent Mills is the premier flour-milling and ingredient company
whose vision is to be the trusted partner in nurturing its
customers, consumers and communities through innovative and
nutritious grain-based solutions. Ardent Mills' operations and
services are supported by more than 40 flour mills and bakery-mix
facilities along with a specialty bakery and Mobile Innovation
Center, all located in the U.S., Canada and Puerto
Rico. Deeply rooted in communities throughout North America, Ardent Mills is headquartered
in Denver, Colorado, and employs
more than 100 certified millers, supporting thousands of local jobs
and contributing billions of dollars to local economies. To learn
more about Ardent Mills, visit ardentmills.com.
SOURCE Ardent Mills