Koda Farms Recalls Sweet Rice Flour Due to Foreign Object
Koda Farms is recalling 50 lb. bags of Mochiko Blue Star Sweet Rice Flour after a customer reported finding a hard yellow material in dough made with 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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a foreign object in a food product. There are no reports of illness or injury, and the hazard is a physical contaminant rather than a high-risk pathogen or allergen, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.
Plain-English summary
Koda Farms Inc. is recalling 878 bags of 50 lb. Mochiko Blue Star Sweet Rice Flour. The product was distributed in California and Hawaii. The affected units are identified by product codes 3F13 and 3F14, which were produced on January 13 and January 1, 2013, respectively.
The recall was initiated after Koda Farms received a report from a customer who found a hard yellow material in rice flour dough that had been manufactured using the company's rice flour. The company believes the rice flour is the source of this foreign object.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific product codes and production dates listed above. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact Koda Farms for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mochiko Blue Star Sweet Rice Flour; Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 k) Koda Farms Milling, Inc. South Dos Palos, CA 93665
- Manufacturer
- Koda Farms Inc
- 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 (2)
- Product code 3F13 and 3F14 (produced January 13 and 1
- 2013.
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