Ardent Mills Recalls Wild Harvest Organic Flour for E. coli Risk
Ardent Mills LLC is recalling Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour due to potential E. coli (STEC) contamination. Consumers should stop using the product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (E. coli STEC) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Ardent Mills LLC is recalling Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour, 5 lb. bags, because the product has the potential to be contaminated with E. coli (STEC). The recall involves 8,160 bags (1,020 cases) of the product with the UPC 7 11535 50915 8 and internal lot code 481890.
The affected flour was distributed to 4 UNFI warehouses in Wisconsin, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, as well as to Ardent Mills in Ogden, Utah. UNFI further distributes the product to retail locations. The specific 'Best If Used By' date for the recalled product is 010820.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and check their pantries for the specific lot code and UPC listed above. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Net Wt 5 lb. (2.26 kg) in paper bags, UPC 7 11535 50915 8, 8 bags per case.
- Manufacturer
- Ardent Mills LLC
- Category
- Food — Flour
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- AA BEST IF USED BY 010820 CC
- UPC: 7 11535 50915 8
- Mfg (internal) lot code: 481890
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