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Food recall: Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Net Wt 5 lb. (2.26 kg) in paper bags, UPC 7 11535 50915 8, 8 bags per
Ardent Mills LLC (Commerce City, CO) initiated this food recall on 26 Nov 2019; FDA lists 1 product record under event 84373, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 56% of the 516 food enforcement events initiated in 2019 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 1 Jul 2020. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Ardent Mills LLC has 7 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Ardent Mills LLC, Commerce City, CO.
Reason for recall
"Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour in 5 lb. bags has the potential to be contaminated with E. coli (STEC)."
Distribution
"900 cases were distributed to 4 different UNFI warehouses located in WI, OR, PA, IL. UNFI further distributes the product. 120 cases were distributed to Ardent Mills in Ogden UT."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0435-2020 | Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Net Wt 5 lb. (2.26 kg) in paper bags, UPC 7 11535 50915 8, 8 bags per case. | 8,160 bags/ 1020 cases | Class II | Terminated | 1 Jan 2020 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Ardent Mills LLC
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2022 | BBU Fine Whole Wheat Flour Bulk-AA-50251, Bulk Tanker; SG Whole Wheat Fine Flour 2,000 lb. Tote-AA Storage instructions | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 10 Feb 2022 | Ardent Mills Hotel and Restaurant All Purpose Flour - AA, 50 lb. (22.68kg) bag, UPC 6 78008 00053 9, Ardent Mills, Denve | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 23 Jan 2020 | Kroger Unbleached All Purpose Enriched Flour, 5 lb. bag. Bar code: 011110861660 | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 4 Jan 2019 | ARDENT H&R SR FLR, 25LB, 50 LB, and 25LB (PC)-309951, packaged in paper bags, Store at Ambient Temperature | Food | Class II | 4 |
| 13 Sep 2018 | Safeguard Soft Flr (GIV) packaged in 50 lb bags | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 2 Jun 2017 | PRIMO MOLINO ITALIAN STYLE ENRICHED FLOUR, 50 lb, Packaged in paper bags, Store at Ambient Temperature, produced on 10/3 | Food | Class I | 1 |
All 7 events for Ardent Mills LLC
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Wild Harvest Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour in 5 lb. bags has the potential to be contaminated with E. coli (STEC)."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "900 cases were distributed to 4 different UNFI warehouses located in WI, OR, PA, IL. UNFI further distributes the product. 120 cases were distributed to Ardent Mills in Ogden UT."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 1 Jul 2020. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.