Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Flour Blends Due to Metal Wire Mesh Fragments
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 fragments in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling certain flour and flour blends produced at its 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 the Sara Lee Specialty 8 Grain Blend 100, which contains sunflower, wheat, oats, rye, barley, whole meal yellow corn, millet, triticale, and rye flour. The product is sold in 50-pound bags. The recall covers 4,265.0000 hundredweight of product.
The 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 pantries for these specific products and stop using them if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- 40133, SARA LEE SPECIALTY 8 GRAIN BLEND 100 (SUNFLOWER, WHEAT, OATS, RYE, BARLEY, WHOLE MEAL YELLOW CORN, MILLET, TRITICALE, RYE FLOUR), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 1 Net WT 50 LBS.
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain
- Hazard
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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