The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1116-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Recalls Barley Flour Due to Metal Wire Fragments

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling specific lots of whole meal barley flour because they 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.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 10 units of 50-pound bags of Whole Meal Barley Flour (Product Code 4060625). The recall is being conducted because the flour has 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. The specific code information for the recalled product is 3291203.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific product code and net weight listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
4060625, WHOLE MEAL BARLEY FLOUR (BARLEY), DAKOTA SPECIALTY MILLING, INC., FARGO, ND , 0 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)

  • 3291203

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 →