Safeguard Flour product code 5122286 packaged in 50 lb bags

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2160-2017) was formally reported on May 10, 2017, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 28, 2017. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Ardent Mills Llc Usa is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Denver, CO. Federal records indicate 25/50/50 lbs/bags/pallets units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Product potentially contaminated with Salmonella Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Product distributed to manufacturers in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin.. 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 and NHTSA 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 9 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.