The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1121-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Dakota Specialty Milling Organic Hard Whole Wheat Pastry Flour Recalled for Metal Wire Mesh

Dakota Specialty Milling is recalling 457 units of 50-lb Organic Hard Whole Wheat Pastry 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 FDA classified this recall as Class II. Under the provided rubric, an FDA Class II recall is assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), as it represents a reasonable probability of adverse health consequences, even if specific injury reports are not detailed in the provided text.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc. is recalling 457 units of 50-lb bags of Organic Hard Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (Product Code 4060805). The recall is due to the potential for the flour 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. The source text does not specify the exact dates of distribution or the specific retail locations where the product was sold.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of the product could cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
4060805, ORGANIC HARD WHOLE WHEAT PASTRY FLOUR(ORGANIC WHEAT), 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)

  • 8301203 12131203

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 →