Flour recalled for potential metal and foreign material contamination
Mennel Milling Company is recalling flour products due to potential contamination with metal, wood, gasket material, and sifter balls. Affected product was distributed in Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
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: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a risk-of-harm food product. Foreign material in the flour (metal, wood, gasket material, sifter balls) poses a potential choking or injury hazard if consumed. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.
Plain-English summary
Mennel Milling Company is recalling 160919 FLR BLE WINTER (winter flour blend) delivered in approximately 50,000-pound trailers. The total quantity affected is 2,633,960 pounds.
The recall was initiated because the flour may contain foreign material, including metal, wood, gasket material, and sifter balls. These contaminants could pose a choking or injury hazard if consumed.
The affected product was distributed in Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The recalled lot codes are: 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, 24028-19, and 24029-03. The product code is H150T1-02010.
The recalled product
- Product
- 160919 FLR BLE WINTER delivered as bulk product in approximately 50,000 lbs trailers
- Manufacturer
- Mennel Milling Company
- Category
- Food — Flour / Baking
- 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
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 26 recalled by Mennel Milling Company under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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