Our approach: Safety is a priority for our company and central to our culture. Leading with safety — both in the workplace and the food we make — is one of the key operating principles that guides our work. We share best practices with industry peers, suppliers and regulators to help raise standards industry-wide. Systems: Our global food safety systems focus on prevention, intervention and response. n Processes – Food safety is integrated into all our processes, beginning with R&D and extending across our supply chain. n Risk mitigation – We conduct internal risk-based surveillance and food safety testing at all General Mills facilities to identify and prioritize specific areas of risk. n Audits – Our Global Internal Audit team periodically audits the effectiveness and efficiency of food safety controls and operating procedures. Results are reported to the company’s Global Governance Council and Board of Directors. n Traceability – Our inventory control and supplier management systems include the ability to trace the sources of our ingredients, which is key to isolating risks in the event of food safety concerns. We evaluate our suppliers’ systems to ensure they meet our traceability requirements. Governance: n Policies – Governance of General Mills food safety and regulatory matters begins with a corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Policy signed by our Chief Executive Officer. This corporate- wide policy is supported by 18 individual policies with accompanying standards, procedures and guidelines.* n Leadership – The Vice President of Food Safety and Quality has direct responsibility for food safety. The Global Internal Audit team periodically verifies that our food safety processes and controls are operating effectively. The company’s Global Governance Council conducts a quarterly review of risk, which includes food safety. Suppliers: n Audits – We conduct supplier and co-producer audits globally to help ensure the safety of the raw materials we use in our products. In addition to performing direct virtual and physical onsite audits, we encourage third- party audits and/or certification as an additional preventive control measure. n Training – We bring together our suppliers to share food safety knowledge and c ommunicate expectations. Recalls: When we learn about illnesses that may be linked to our products, we take quick action. We collaborate with health officials to investigate the situation, communicate with customers and consumers, and issue voluntary recalls to remove affected products from store shelves, when appropriate. We conducted one small voluntary product r ecall globally in fiscal 2021 for soup, compared to two recalls in fiscal 2020. Food safety *These apply to our human and pet food products globally and cover a broad range of food safety areas, including regulatory compliance, trace and recall, labeling, claims, physical, chemical and biological hazards, transportation, and good manufacturing practices and sanitation. supplier and partner audits conducted, including 177 packaging audits, 567 human food ingredient audits, 32 pet food ingredient audits and 139 co- producer audits. GFSI certification:* 915 suppliers participated in food safety training sessions 550 *Includes Blue Buffalo pet food facilities. **Includes General Mills and Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) employees, suppliers, partners and co-producers. ***Includes corporate quality and supply chain professionals globally as of September 2021. *Includes human food co-production sites and suppliers. GFSI compliance numbers may fluctuate from year to year as new sites are added and other sites are removed based on changes in volume and ingredient requirements for new products, as well as delays in the issuing of certificates by certifying bodies, travel restrictions and other factors. people trained through global centers of excellence and online training academy** quality professionals trained in food safety*** inv ested into food safety, equal to 10.7% of total supply chain essential capital in v estment 4,750 862 $ 17.9 million of company-owned production facilities Global Food Saf ety Initiative (GFSI) certified* 96 % 100% GOAL 96 % GLOBAL CO-PRODUCTION SITES GLOBAL INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS NORTH AMERICAN INGREDIENT VENDOR SITES 93 % 85 % 97 % OUR PERFORMANCE OUR SUPPLIERS 2021 Progress GENERAL MILLS GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY 09 Food Planet People Community