The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1104-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Flour Blend Due to Metal Wire Mesh Contamination

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Specialty Ancient Grain Flour Blend 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 aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 570.0000 CWTS of Specialty Ancient Grain Flour Blend (Spelt, Oats, Kamut, Amaranth, Millet, Quinoa, Teff). The product is sold in 50 lb bags and 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.

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. Specific lot codes associated with the recall include 2211206, 3051206, 3201206, 3211206, 5111206, 6271206, 7031206, 8091206, 9201206, 10181206, 11151206, 12121206, 12131206, and 1111306.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot codes listed above. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
41757, SPECIALTY ANCIENT GRAIN FLOUR BLEND ( SPELT, OATS KAMUT, AMARANTH, MILLET, QUINOA, TEFF), 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 →