General Mills flour recall: What you need to know

General Mills announced a voluntary recall on Jan. 23. of their Gold Medal Unbleached Flour, due to the detection of Salmonella during routine sampling. The company is urging consumers to check their pantries for the presence of 5-pound bags of Gold Medal Unbleached Flour with a "better if used by date of April 20, 2020."

Food safety has been of special concern during the U.S. government shutdown, during which the inspection of certain foods has been halted.

According to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, critical food operations are ongoing during the shutdown including high-risk domestic food inspections, foodborne illness surveillance, high-risk food recalls and inspection of foreign food facilities and imported food samples by unpaid staff.

Low-risk domestic inspection, which includes inspection of dry goods such as cookies and crackers, has been halted.

According Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the FDA is working with General Mills to investigate the recall.

Erica Orsini, MD, is a resident physician in internal medicine and a member of the ABC News Medical Unit.