The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1093-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Multi Grain Flour Blend Due to Metal Wire Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Multi Grain Whole Meal Flour Blend 100 due to potential contamination with 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 criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 2,003.5000 CWTS of Multi Grain Whole Meal Flour Blend 100. The product is a 50-pound bag containing white wheat, triticale, oats, rye, barley, millet, buckwheat, and brown rice. 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. Specific lot codes are listed in the agency's recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
41406, MULTI GRAIN WHOLE MEAL FLOUR BLEND 100( WHITE WHEAT, TRITICALE, OATS, RYE, BARLEY, MILLET, BUCKWHEAT, 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 →