The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1083-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Oat Base Flour Due to Metal Wire Mesh Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Canadian Oat Base flour 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 involves a physical hazard (metal fragments) in a food product, which poses a significant risk of injury, aligning with the 'Severe' criteria for significant injury reports or high-risk physical hazards.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 1,615.5000 CWTS of 40120 Canadian Oat Base flour. The product, which contains oats, oat bran, oat fiber, rye, sunflower, oat flour, wheat, and barley, is packaged in 50-lb bags.

The recall was initiated because the flour and flour blends produced at the facility have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter.

The affected product was 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 inventory for the specific product and codes listed in the official recall notice and stop using the product if it matches the description.

The recalled product

Product
40120, CANADIAN OAT BASE (OATS. OAT BRAN, OAT FIBER, RYE, SUNFLOWER, OAT FLOUR, WHEAT, BARLEY), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 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 →