The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1092-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls 11 Grain Blend Due to Metal Wire Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling its Specialty 11 Grain Blend because it may contain pliable metal wire mesh fragments from a defective flour 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 in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling its Specialty 11 Grain Blend, a 50-pound product containing wheat, rye, tricale, corn, brown rice, oats, buckwheat, barley, amaranth, milo, and quinoa. 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 to various locations across the United States, including 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 specific lot codes associated with this recall are 3011206, 5181206, 6271206, 8021206, 9171206, 11011206, 11301206, 12131206, and 1021306.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot codes listed above. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should stop using it and contact the recalling firm or their place of purchase for instructions on how to return the product or obtain a refund.

The recalled product

Product
40740, SPECIALTY 11 GRAIN BLEND ( WHEAT,RYE, TRICALE, CORN, BROWN RICE, OATS, BUCKWHEAT, PARLEY, AMARANTH, MILO, QUINOA), 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 →