The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1088-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

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.

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 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.

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 →