Duncan Hines oven cake mixes recalled after salmonella found

After salmonella was found in a box of Duncan Hines cake mix, food manufacturing colossus.

And the salmonella found in the cake mix could be connected to an outbreak being investigated by the FDA and CDC.

The FDA's Monday Night Update said the Salmonella Agbeni found in a sample of Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix "matched the salmonella collected from ill persons reported to the CDC. This was determined by Whole Genome Sequencing, a type of DNA analysis. "

Conagra's company-written, FDA-posted recall statements, "While it has not been conclusively concluded that this product is linked to the outbreak and the investigation is still ongoing. Duncan Hines variety identified (Classic White) and three other varieties (Classic Butter Golden, Classic Confetti and Classic Yellow) made during the same time period of an abundance of caution. "

All the boxes are 15.25 ounces. The Best By Dates, found on top of the box, are March 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 or 13 of 2019 for the White Classic; March 9, 10, 12 or 13 of 2019 for Classic Yellow; March 7, 8 or 9 for Classic Butter Golden Cake; and March 12 or 13 of 2019 for Signature Confetti Cake. The boxes went to stores nationwide and to a few places internationally.

Consumers who have these boxes should return to the store for a full refund. Those with questions can call Conagra at 1-888-299-7646, 9 a.m. through 5 pm, Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

The report says there have been five salmonella illnesses in the outbreak being investigated.

"Several of the individuals reported to be involved in the production of these products are also known to have been reported in the past," the recall notice states. "Consumers are reminded not to consume any raw batter. Cake mixes and batteries can be made with these ingredients or eggs, which are rendered harmless by baking, frying or boiling. "

Also, working with salmonella from spreading.

Salmonella is one of the most common food-borne illnesses, bringing fever, stomachaches, bloody diarrhea and vomiting to 1.2 million people in the United States each year. About 23,000 people have bloody diarrhea so badly, they have to be hospitalized. The elderly, children under the age of 5 and those with damaged immune systems tend to suffer most from salmonella.