Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Oat Flour Due to Metal Wire Mesh Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling oat flour and flour blends that may contain 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 (foreign material contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 4060215 Oat Flour (Oats) and other flour blends produced at its facility in Fargo, ND. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter.
The affected products were 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 specific quantity involved is 3,127.5000 units.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The hazard is the presence of foreign material (metal wire mesh) in the food product.
The recalled product
- Product
- 4060215, OAT FLOUR (OATS), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 0 NET WT. 50 LBS .
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain Products
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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