Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Flour Blends Due to Metal Wire Mesh Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling specific flour and flour blends because they may contain pliable metal wire mesh fragments from a defective sifter.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling certain flour and flour blends produced at its facility in Fargo, North Dakota. The recall is being issued because these products have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter.
The affected products include the October Grains & Seeds Mix, which contains oats, golden flax, sunflower, sesame seed, white wheat, oat flour, barley, wheat bran, corn, millet, and amaranth. The specific product code is 42203, and the net weight is 50 lbs. The recall covers 221.0000 CWT of product.
Distribution of the affected product occurred 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 pantries for these specific products and stop using them if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- 42203, OCTOBER GRAINS & SEEDS MIX ( OATS, GOLDEN FLAX, SUNFLOWER, SESAME SEED, WHITE WHEAT, OAT FLOUR, BARLEY, WHET BRAN, CORN, MILLET, AMARANTH), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 1 NET WT. 50 LBS .
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grains
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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