Food recall

The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc. recall: King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc., of Norwich, VT, recalled King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Foreign material.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 22, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 20, 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

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed September 3, 2013

The recall

Company
The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc. (Norwich, VT)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Foreign material”
Where it was sold
Nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
64438

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1195-2013 Class II

    King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, 5-lb. bag UPC 0-71012-01050-9

    Codes: Best Used By/ Lot Code 12/26/2013 L12A26B; 12/26/2013 L12A26C; 12/27/2013 L12A27A; 01/18/2014 A13A18A; 01/18/2014 A13A18B; 01/21/2014 A13A21A; 01/22/2014 A13A22B; 01/30/2014 A13A30A; 01/31/2014 A13A31A.

    Quantity: 40,240/5 Lb

  • F-1196-2013 Class II

    King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour, 5-lb. bag UPC 0-71012-04105-3

    Codes: 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.

    Quantity: 63272/5 Lb

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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 20, 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.