The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1111-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Organic Whole Wheat Bread Flour

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling organic whole wheat bread flour due to potential contamination with 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 recall involves a physical hazard (metal wire mesh fragments) in a food product, which poses a significant risk of injury (choking, dental, or internal injury). This aligns with the 'Severe' criteria for significant injury reports or high-risk physical hazards.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 3,215.5000 CWTS of 4050100 Organic Whole Wheat Bread Flour (Organic Wheat), 50 lbs. 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 the facility have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
4050100, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT BREAD FLOUR (ORGANIC WHEAT), 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 →