King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour Recalled for Foreign Material
The King Arthur Flour Company is voluntarily recalling 5-lb bags of Unbleached Bread Flour nationwide due to the presence of foreign material.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and is voluntary, with no reported illnesses or injuries in the source text, fitting the criteria for moderate severity involving low-risk contamination or precautionary measures.
Plain-English summary
The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific 5-lb bags of King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour. The recall was initiated because the product may contain foreign material. The affected product is identified by UPC 0-71012-04105-3.
The recall covers a nationwide distribution of 63,272 five-pound bags. Consumers should check their pantries for bags with the following Best Used By dates and lot codes: 12/26/2013 (L12A26A, L12A26B), 01/03/2014 (A13A03A, A13A03B), 01/16/2014 (A13A16B), 01/17/2014 (A13A17A), 01/23/2014 (A13A23A), 01/28/2014 (A13A28A), or 01/31/2014 (A13A31A).
The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences. Consumers with questions regarding the recall should contact the recalling firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour, 5-lb. bag UPC 0-71012-04105-3
- Manufacturer
- The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baking Ingredients
- 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 (9)
- Best Used By/ ot Code 12/26/2013 L12A26A
- 12/26/2013 L12A26B
- 01/03/2014 A13A03A
- 01/03/2014 A13A03B
- 01/16/2014 A13A16B
- 01/17/2014 A13A17A
- 01/23/2014 A13A23A
- 01/28/2014 A13A28A
- 01/31/2014 A13A31A.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by The King Arthur Flour Company, 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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