Exhibit 32.1 to General Mills, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended November 26, 2006

EX-32.1 6 genmills070025_ex32-1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Exhibit 32.1 to General Mills, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended November 26, 2006

Exhibit 32.1

I, Stephen W. Sanger, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)

the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended November 26, 2006 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: January 5, 2007

/s/ Stephen W. Sanger
Stephen W. Sanger Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer