The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1087-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Whole Wheat Flour Blend Due to Metal Wire Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Specialty SG Whole Wheat Blend 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 foreign object (metal wire mesh) 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 1,206.5 hundredweight of Specialty SG Whole Wheat Blend flour. The product is a 50-pound bag containing whole wheat flour, wheat bran, and wheat.

The recall is being issued 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 in 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 this specific product and stop using it if found.

The recalled product

Product
40154, SPECIALTY SG WHOLE WHEAT BLEND ( WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT BRAN, WHEAT), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 1 Net WT 50 LBS.

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 10311203 11011203 11081203 11291203 11301203

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 →