The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1113-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Light Rye Flour Due to Metal Wire Mesh Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling Light Rye Flour because it 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 (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 35.0000 CWTS of Light Rye Flour (Rye) produced at its facility in Fargo, ND. The product is identified by the code 4060564 and has a net weight of 50 lbs. The recall covers specific lots with codes 3051203, 4131203, and 8091203.

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 to 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 who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class II.

The recalled product

Product
4060564, LIGHT RYE FLOUR (RYE), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND, NET WT. 50 LBS .

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 3051203 4131203 8091203

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 →