The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1103-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls 9 Grain Blend Flour Due to Metal Wire Mesh

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Nickles 9 Grain Blend flour because it 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 corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 836.5000 CWTS of Nickles 9 Grain Blend flour. The product is a 50 lb. bag containing oats, wheat, barley, triticale, white wheat, brown flax, rye, amaranth, wheat germ, corn, and brown rice.

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 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.

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 instructions.

The recalled product

Product
41681, NICKLES 9 GRAIN BLEND ( OATS, WHEAT, BARLEY, TRITICALE, WHITE WHEAT, BROWN FLAX, RYE, AMARANT, WHEAT GERM, CORN, BROWN RICE), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 1 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)

  • 6291205 10031205 10161205

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 →