10021 RM Honey Oat Bran Mixture - Hong Kong / Thailand (oats, oat bran, oat flour), Roman Meal Company, Tacoma, Washington, Net WT 20 KILOS.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1075-2013) was formally reported on March 20, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 14, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Dakota Specialty Milling, Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Fargo, ND. Federal records indicate 507.9400 CWTS = (62.6120 Hong Kong, 445.3280 Thailand) 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: Some flour and flour blends produced at Dakota Specialty Milling have the potential to be contaminated with pliable metal wire mesh fragments from a defective flour sifter. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: AZ, AR, CA, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, NY, ND, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI.. 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 13 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.