General Mills is recalling 10 million pounds of flour "out of an abundance of caution," due to an E. coli scare. RECALL ALERT: General Mills voluntarily recalls flour due to possible E. coli contamination. https://t.co/esNc5mKfTN pic.twitter.com/98a8T3tG7D — NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) June 1, 2016 State and federal officials say flour is likely the link between 38 illnesses across 20 states, NBC News reports; many of the people who became sick say they ate raw flour.