The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1080-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Flour Blends Due to Metal Wire Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling flour and flour blends, including Roman Meal New 12 Grain Mix, because they 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 physical hazard (metal fragments) in a food product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling specific flour and flour blends, including the Roman Meal New 12 Grain Mix, due to a potential contamination hazard. The affected products may contain pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter used during production.

The recall covers 3,000.5000 CWTS of product distributed across 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. Specific lot codes are listed in the official recall documentation.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them immediately and contact the recalling firm for instructions on how to return the product or obtain a refund. The FDA advises checking the specific lot codes on the packaging to determine if the product is affected.

The recalled product

Product
10209, Roman Meal New 12 Grain Mix (wheat bran, sunflower, wheat germ, wheat, barley, sesame seed, Millet, yellow corn, brown flax, Triticale, Oats, Rye, buckwheat, spelt, Brown Rice, kamut flour, amaranth flour), 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 →