The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1098-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

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

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling specific lots of 12 Whole Grain Blend flour because they 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, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling specific lots of 41512 and 41512-T, IBC 12 Whole Grain Blend flour. The product is a blend containing wheat, oats, barley, rye, triticale, millet, buckwheat, yellow corn, sorghum, brown rice, quinoa, and amaranth. The recalled items are sold in 50-pound and 1,750-pound net weights.

The recall is being issued because the flour and flour blends produced at Dakota Specialty Milling have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments. This contamination is attributed to a defective flour sifter used during production.

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. Consumers should check their inventory for the specific lot codes listed in the official recall notice and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lots.

The recalled product

Product
41512 and 41512-T, IBC 12 WHOLE GRAIN BLEND( WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY , RYE, TRITICALE, MILLET, BUCKWHEAT, YELLOW CORN, SORGHUM, BROWN RICE, QUINOA, AMARANTH) DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 1 NET WT. 50. LBS and 1,750 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 →