The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1078-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Barley Flour Mix Due to Metal Wire Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Roman Meal Barley Mix because it may contain pliable metal wire mesh fragments from a defective sifter.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a physical hazard (metal wire mesh fragments) that poses a significant risk of injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 535.0000 CWTS of Roman Meal Barley Mix (Barley), 1 Net WT 50 LBS. The product is identified by code 10200 and was distributed in 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 is being conducted because some flour and flour blends produced at Dakota Specialty Milling have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments from a defective flour sifter. The specific lot codes affected are 4231205, 5091205, 6051205, 6291205, 7171205, 7261205, 8231205, 9251205, 10161205, 11011205, 11131205, and 12101205.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific codes listed above. If the product is found, it should not be consumed. The recall is classified as FDA Class II.

The recalled product

Product
10200, Roman Meal Barley Mix (Barley), 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 →