Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls 9 Grain Blend Due to Metal Wire Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Specialty 9 Grain Blend 400 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 contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed cases.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 1,078.0000 CWTS of Specialty 9 Grain Blend 400 (Item 40180). The product is a 50-pound bag of flour blend containing oats, white wheat, barley, rye, triticale, spelt, buckwheat, millet, and brown rice.
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 lot codes listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, it should not be consumed. Consumers may contact the recalling firm for further information or instructions on disposal.
The recalled product
- Product
- 40180, SPECIALTY 9 GRAIN BLEND 400 ( OATS, WHITE WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE, TRITICALE, SPELT, BUCKWHEAT, MILLET, BROWN RICE), 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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