Wheat Germ brand name PFM recall
Recalled by Pendleton Flour Mills, Llc · Blackfoot, ID, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Wheat germ product is contaminated with metal fragments, approximately 0.5mm in diameter and range 3-15mm in length.
Hard or sharp fragments can cut the mouth or throat, break teeth or cause choking. They usually come from equipment wear or packaging on the production line. All foreign material recalls.
What was recalled
Wheat Germ, brand name PFM, package in bulk tote, approximately 1650 lbs. per tote. Product SKU is 1344.
Quantity: 16 totes (approximately 25,061 lbs)
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Date of Manufacture: 2/16/12, 2/17/12, 2/18/12, 2/19/12, 2/20/12, 2/21/12.
Where it was sold
California Oregon Utah
FDA's distribution note: Product was distributed to three consignees in CA, OR and UT.
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Pendleton Flour Mills, Llc
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Jun 5, 2012
- In FDA report of
- Jul 11, 2012
- Terminated
- Aug 13, 2012
- FDA recall number
- F-1686-2012 · event 62126
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search