The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0898-2024·Announced 2024-02-28

Hard Wheat Flour Recalled for Potential Metal and Wood Contamination

Mennel Milling Company is recalling hard wheat flour distributed in six states due to potential contamination with metal, wood, gasket material, and sifter balls. Approximately 2.6 million pounds of product may be affected.

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 with potential physical hazard (metal, wood, gasket material) but no reported illnesses or injuries documented in the source. This meets the criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Mennel Milling Company is recalling HARD WHEAT 2ND CLEAR flour delivered as bulk product in approximately 50,000-pound trailers. A total of 2,633,960 pounds of product has been identified in this recall.

The flour may contain potential foreign material contamination, including metal fragments, wood, gasket material, and sifter balls. Such contamination could pose a physical injury hazard to consumers if the flour is processed into finished food products without additional filtering or inspection.

The affected product was distributed to food manufacturers and processors in Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Affected lot codes include 24024-36 through 24029-28. Consumers and businesses who have purchased food products made from this flour should contact their suppliers with any safety concerns.

The recalled product

Product
HARD WHEAT 2ND CLEAR delivered as bulk product in approximately 50,000 lbs trailers
Manufacturer
Mennel Milling Company
Category
Food — Bulk grain 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 (20)

  • Lot Codes: 24024-36
  • 24024-43
  • 24024-46
  • 24024-51
  • 24024-55
  • 24025-04
  • 24025-07
  • 24025-11
  • 24025-14
  • 24025-17
  • 24025-23
  • 24025-33
  • 24025-35
  • 24025-37
  • 24025-40
  • 24025-45
  • 24025-46
  • 24026-05
  • 24026-10
  • 24026-12

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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.

See all 26 products in this recall →

Related recalls

Same manufacturer · Mennel Milling Company

See all →

Same hazard · metal contamination

See all →