Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Multigrain Flour Blend Due to Metal Wire Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling specific lots of Soft Multigrain Blend flour 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 1,146.5000 CWTS of Blend DC Soft Multigrain Blend. The product, which contains whole meal oats, barley, brown rice, corn, and flaxseed, is packaged in 50 lb bags. The recall is being conducted because the flour has the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter.
The affected product was 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. Specific lot codes are listed in the official recall notice.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund. The FDA is monitoring the situation and will provide updates as they become available.
The recalled product
- Product
- 41631, BLEND DC SOFT MULTIGRAIN BLEND ( WHOLE MEAL OATS, WHOLE MEAL BARLEY. WHOLE MEAL BROWN RICE, WHOLE MEAL CORN, WHOLE FLAXSEED), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 53 NET WT. 50 LBS .
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain
- 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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