The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1106-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Multigrain Mix for Metal Wire Mesh Contamination

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling specific lots of multigrain mix 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, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 2,006.0000 CWTS of Multigrain Mix for P.S. Bread. The product is a 50 lb. bag containing white wheat, oats, barley, tricale, brown flax, corn, sesame seed, potato flakes, wheat, rye, and wheat bran.

The recall was initiated because some 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 should check their pantries for the specific product and lot codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
42204, MULTIGRAIN MIX FOR P.S. BREAD ( WHITE WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, TRICALE, BROWN FLAX, CORN, SESAME SEED, POTATO FLAKES, WHEAT, RYE, WHEAT BRAN), 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 →