The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0936-2019·Announced 2019-02-06

Dakota Specialty Milling Enhanced Flax Flour Blend Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Enhanced Flax Flour Blend because an ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed in California, Ohio, and Texas.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 11,750 lbs. of Dakota Specialty Milling Enhanced Flax Flour Blend, 42205, Net Wt 50 lbs. The product contains ground flax, calcium sulfate, inulin, and a vitamin mix flour enrichment (VM 112) containing niacin, iron, vitamin B-1, vitamin B-2, folic acid, and wheat starch.

The recall is being conducted because an ingredient in the blended products has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected lot codes are 11121806 and 11291806. The product was distributed in California, Ohio, and Texas.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot codes and stop using it if it matches the recalled lots. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Dakota Specialty Milling Enhanced Flax Flour Blend, 42205, Net Wt 50 lbs. Ground Flax, Calcium Sulfate, inulin, VM 112 (vitamin mix flour enrichment containing Niacin, Iron, Vitamin B-1, Vitamin B-2, Folic Acid, Wheat Starch)

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 (2)

  • Lot codes: 11121806
  • 11291806

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc 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 2 products in this recall →