Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Whole Grain Flour Blend Due to Metal Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling 50-pound bags of Whole Grain Flour Blend because they may contain pliable metal wire mesh fragments from a defective sifter.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this recall as Class II. According to the rubric, an FDA Class II recall involving a structural defect (defective sifter) that introduces foreign objects (metal wire mesh) into food is categorized as Severe.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 1,378.0000 CWTS of 50-pound bags of Whole Grain Flour Blend (Millet, Triticale, Rye, Brown Rice, Barley). The product was distributed to 21 states, including 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 Dakota Specialty Milling have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments from a defective flour sifter. The affected product codes are 2141203, 2281203, 3021203, 4171203, 5101203, 5231203, 7081203, 8061203, 9101203, 9121203, 11021203, 11291203, and 12221203.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- 42208, WHOLE GRAIN FLOUR BLEND( MILLET, TRITICALE, RYE, BROWN RICE, BARLEY), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 1 NET WT. 50 LBS .
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain
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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