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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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.
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain
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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