The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1086-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Multigrain Base Due to Metal Wire Mesh

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Specialty Multigrain Base because it 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, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 1,354.0000 CWTS of Specialty Multigrain Base (Item 40145). The product is a 50-pound bag containing wheat bran, sunflower, wheat, oat bran, rye, oats, oat flour, flaxseed, and wheat germ.

The recall was initiated because some 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 who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific item and lot codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
40145, SPECIALTY MULTIGRAIN BASE ( WHEAT BRAN, SUNFLOWER, WHEAT, OAT BRAN, RYE, OATS, OAT FLOUR, FLAXSEED, WHEAT GERM), 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 →