Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Flour Blends Due to Metal Wire Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling specific flour and flour blends, including Roman Meal Premium Oat Bran Mix, due to potential contamination with pliable metal wire mesh fragments from a defective sifter.
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: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (metal contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed cases.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling certain flour and flour blends produced at its facility. The recall includes the 10021 Roman Meal Premium Oat Bran Mix, a 50-pound product containing oat flour, oats, oat bran, white wheat bran, red wheat bran, and wheat germ. The affected products were distributed to 21 states, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The recall was initiated because the flour and flour blends have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments. These fragments originate from a defective flour sifter used during the production process.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund. The specific lot codes affected are listed in the official recall documentation.
The recalled product
- Product
- 10021 Roman Meal Premium Oat Bran Mix ( Oat Flour, Oats, Oat Bran, white Wheat Bran, Red Wheat Bran, Stabilizi...., Wheat Germ), Roman Meal Company, Tacoma, Washington, 1 Net WT 50 LBS.
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain Products
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 52 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.
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