The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1101-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Flour Blends Due to Metal Wire Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling flour and flour blends that 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 77.0 cwt of Specialty Light White Blend 200 flour. The product is a 50 lb bag containing cellulose fiber, wheat flour, salt, cellulose gum, guar gum, and calcium propionate.

The recall was initiated 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 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 who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on how to return the product or obtain a refund.

The recalled product

Product
41672, SPECIALTY LIGHT WHITE BLEND 200 ( CELLULOSE FIBER, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM PROPIONATE), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 19 NET WT. 50 LBS .

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 12171206

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 →