Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls 12 Grain Blend Due to Metal Wire Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling its 12 Grain Blend 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 fragments in food) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling its Specialty Dakota 12 Grain Blend, a 50-pound product containing wheat, oats, barley, rye, tricale, millet, brown rice, bulgur wheat, yellow corn, buckwheat, spelt, and amaranth. The recall is due to the potential for contamination 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. The total quantity involved is 1,838.5000 hundredweight.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- 40730, SPECIALTY DAKOTA 12 GRAIN BLEND 200( WHEAT, OATS , BARLEY, RYE, TRICALE, MILLET, BROWN RICE, BULGUR WHEAT, YELLOW CORN, BUCKWHEAT, SPELT, AMARANTH), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 1 Net WT 50 LBS.
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain Blends
- 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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