Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Flour Due to Metal Wire Mesh Fragments
Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling specialty pastry flour and blends due to potential contamination with 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 fragments in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling certain lots of specialty pastry flour and flour blends. The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments originating from a defective flour sifter.
The affected products include Specialty Pastry Flour (Soft White Whole Wheat) and other flour blends produced at the company's facility in Fargo, North Dakota. The recall covers distribution to multiple 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.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific product codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- 4060610, SPECIALTY PASTRY FLOUR (SOFT WHITE WHOLE WHEAT), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 1 NET WT 50 LBS..
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour
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)
- 3291203 5071203 5081203 7301203 8101203 10081203
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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