The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1077-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Flour Blends Recalled Due to Potential Metal Wire Mesh Contamination

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling flour and flour blends that may contain 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 criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling certain flour and flour blends produced at their facility. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter.

The affected products include Roman Meal Enhanced Healthy White Mix, a 50-pound bag containing sugarcane fiber, whole meal barley flour, white corn, wheat starch, oats, and vitamins. The specific product code is 10073. The recall covers 577.5000 CWTS of product distributed to Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific flour blends and stop using them if found. The hazard is the presence of metal wire mesh fragments, which could pose a risk of injury if consumed.

The recalled product

Product
10073, Roman Meal Enhanced Healthy White Mix (sugarcane fiber, whole meal barley flour, white corn, wheat starch, oats, vitamins), Roman Meal Company, Tacoma, Washington, 1 Net WT 50 LBS.

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.

See all 52 products in this recall →