Kashi Coarse 7 Grain Blend Flour Recalled for Metal Wire Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Kashi Coarse 7 Grain Blend flour due to potential contamination with 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a physical hazard (metal wire mesh fragments) in a food product, which poses a significant risk of injury (choking or internal injury) and aligns with the 'Severe' criteria for significant injury reports or high-risk physical contaminants.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 5,052.0000 CWTS of Kashi Coarse 7 Grain Blend flour. The product is a 50-pound bag containing rye, wheat bran, whole wheat flour, oats, barley, yellow corn, millet, and brown rice. The recall is being conducted 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 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. Specific lot codes are listed in the recall documentation, including 3261203, 3271203, and others.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot codes and product description. If the product matches the description, consumers should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- 42300, KASHI COARSE 7 GRAIN BLEND ( RYE, WHEAT BRAN, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, OATS, BARLEY, YELLOW CORN, MILLET, BROWN RICE), 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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