Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Flour Blends Due to Metal Wire Mesh Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling flour and flour blends that 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 in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling certain flour and flour blends produced at its facility. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter.
The affected products include the Specialty Granny Grains Blend, which contains wheat bran, wheat, oats, barley, and rye. The specific product code is 40632, and the items are packaged in 40-pound bags. The recall covers a total quantity of 402.4000 hundredweight.
These products were 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 pantries for these specific products and stop using them if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- 40632, SPECIALTY GRANNY GRAINS BLEND ( WHEAT BRAN, WHEAT, OATS , BARLEY, RYE), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 19 Net WT 40 LBS.
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain
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)
- 11161203 11191203
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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