King Arthur Four or Norwich, Vt. is beng recalled because some bags may contain small, blue polyurethane balls used in the sifting process. The bright, blue balls are 7-9 mm in diameter, or about half the width of a dime and should be easily spotted. They are made of a food-grade material and have no sharp edges.
The products under recall are 5-lb. bags of King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour and King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour that have a Best Used By Date and Lot Codes list below. This information is printed on the side of the bag beneath the nutrition panel. Products with the Best Used By Date and Lot Code numbers printed on the top of the bag are not affected.
The 5-lb. bags of King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, under recall have the UPC 0-71012-01050-9 with the Best Used By date 12/26/2013 and lot codes L12A26B, L12A26C and L12A27A, Best Used By date 01/18/2014 and lots codes L12A27A and A13A18A; Best Used By date 01/18/2014 and lot code A13A18B; Best Used By date 01/21/2014 with lot code A13A21A; Best Used By date 01/22/2014 with lot code A13A22B Best Used By date 01/30/2014 with lot code A13A30A and Best Used By date 01/31/2014 with lot code A13A31A.
The 5-lb. bags of King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour under recall have the UPC 0-71012-04105-3 and the following Best Used By Date and Lot Codes: 12/26/2013 lot codes L12A26A and L12A26B; 01/03/2014 with lot codes A13A03A and A13A03B; 01/16/2014 with lot code A13A16B; 01/17/2014 with lot code A13A17A; 01/23/2014 with lot code A13A23A; 01/28/2014 with lot code A13A28A and 01/31/2014 with lot code A13A31A.