Donut Cake Flour Recalled for Potential Metal and Foreign Material Contamination
Mennel Milling Company is recalling donut cake flour products due to potential contamination with metal, wood, gasket material, and sifter balls. The affected product was distributed across six states; no illnesses have been reported.
What this means for you
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: FDA Class II recall for a risk-of-harm product (foreign material contamination in food). Although no illnesses or injuries have been reported, the potential for serious injury from consuming food contaminated with metal, hard plastic, or other foreign objects warrants a High severity rating.
Plain-English summary
Mennel Milling Company is recalling approximately 2.6 million pounds of 1002560 donut cake flour (delivered in bulk trailers of approximately 50,000 lbs each) due to potential contamination with foreign material, including metal, wood, gasket material, and sifter balls.
The contamination could pose a serious health and safety risk to consumers who ingest the flour. Hard foreign objects in food products can cause injury, choking, or damage to dental work.
The recalled flour was distributed to bakeries and food manufacturers in Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Specific lot codes affected include 24024-43, 24024-46, 24024-51, 24024-55, 24025-04, 24025-07, 24025-11, 24025-14, 24025-17, 24025-33, 24025-35, 24025-37, 24025-40, 24025-46, 24026-05, 24026-10, 24026-12, 24026-15, 24026-19, 24026-20, 24026-23, 24026-24, 24026-26, 24026-38, 24026-53, 24027-04, 24027-05, 24027-06, 24027-11, 24027-14, 24027-19, 24027-25, 24028-07, 24028-10, 24028-18, and 24028-19.
Consumers and businesses who have received this flour should stop using it immediately and contact the FDA or Mennel Milling Company for instructions on how to return the affected product or verify they have not received contaminated material.
The recalled product
- Product
- 1002560 DONUT CAKE FLR delivered as bulk product in approximately 50,000 lbs trailers
- Manufacturer
- Mennel Milling Company
- Hazard
- metal-contamination
- foreign-material
- choking-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 (20)
- Lot Codes: 24024-43
- 24024-46
- 24024-51
- 24024-55
- 24025-04
- 24025-17
- 24025-11
- 24025-14
- 24025-07
- 24025-33
- 24025-40
- 24025-37
- 24026-10
- 24026-24
- 24026-26
- 24026-05
- 24026-19
- 24025-46
- 24027-14
- 24027-19
Distribution
Distributed in 6 states:
- KY
- MI
- NJ
- NY
- OH
- PA
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