Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Net Wt 5 lb. (2.26 kg) in paper bags, UPC 7 11535 50915 8, 8 bags per case.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0435-2020) was formally reported on January 1, 2020, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 26, 2019. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Ardent Mills LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Commerce City, CO. Federal records indicate 8,160 bags/ 1020 cases units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour in 5 lb. bags has the potential to be contaminated with E. coli (STEC). Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: 900 cases were distributed to 4 different UNFI warehouses located in WI, OR, PA, IL. UNFI further distributes the product. 120 cases were distributed to Ardent Mills in Ogden UT.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 6 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.