Food recall

Koda Farms Inc recall: Mochiko Blue Star Sweet Rice Flour

Koda Farms Inc, of South Dos Palos, CA, recalled Mochiko Blue Star Sweet Rice Flour. The FDA's reason: “Koda Farms received a report from a customer that a hard yellow material was found in rice flour dough that had been manufactured using rice flour supplied by Koda Farms. The rice flour is believed...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 15, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 6, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed May 16, 2013

The recall

Company
Koda Farms Inc (South Dos Palos, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Koda Farms received a report from a customer that a hard yellow material was found in rice flour dough that had been manufactured using rice flour supplied by Koda Farms. The rice flour is believed to be the source of the foreign object.”
Where it was sold
CA and HI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
64384

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1022-2013 Class II

    Mochiko Blue Star Sweet Rice Flour; Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 k) Koda Farms Milling, Inc. South Dos Palos, CA 93665

    Codes: Product code 3F13 and 3F14 (produced January 13 and 1, 2013.

    Quantity: 878 x 50 lb. bags.

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 6, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.