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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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..
- Manufacturer
- Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grains
- Hazard
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.
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