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Flour mites Posted by Ross (Lanarkshire) on 9/2/2024, 9:54:09 Having binned another bag of Freee SR flour due to the flour mites or their egg cases I’m just going to stop buying it. Any suggestions for a ‘mite free’ flour? Tried purchasing from various supermarkets, I’m opening the bag as soon as I get home so they are not getting in at home. My worry if all these flours come from the one mill so they will all be the same.

Re: Flour mites Posted by amber brion on 11/6/2024, 20:03:28, in reply to "Flour mites" Edited by board administrator 21/6/2024, 20:42:18 Dealing with flour mites can be incredibly frustrating, especially when it happens repeatedly despite your best efforts.

Re: Flour mites Posted by Marecki on 6/6/2024, 12:40:44, in reply to "Flour mites" Edited by board administrator 26/6/2024, 8:30:13 Thanks all, much appreciated! I will try the freezer trick and try to ignore the fact they are still their, albeit dead 😂

Re: Flour mites Posted by Jacky on 22/5/2024, 11:31:55, in reply to "Flour mites" Edited by board administrator 26/6/2024, 8:30:50 As was previously mentioned, freezing as soon as possible destroys mites.

Re: Flour mites Posted by GFT on 15/2/2024, 15:36:56, in reply to "Flour mites" You may find this interesting from UK Flour Millers: https://www.ukflourmillers.org/psocids

Re: Flour mites Posted by Ross (Lanarkshire) on 16/2/2024, 15:31:38, in reply to "Re: Flour mites" My problem with this article (basically not a mill problem) is I’ve gone to the shop, returned home and opened the bag then and there and they are in the bag, so unless they are living in the boot of my car how did they get there? This was produced by U.K. Flour Association so my first reaction was “well they would say that” 😂😂. Thanks for taking the time to post this. I’m certainly now going to dry clean cupboards rather than wet wipe them. I’ve already started to keep things in airtight containers.

Re: Flour mites Posted by Ross (Lanarkshire) on 11/2/2024, 12:40:15, in reply to "Flour mites" Thanks all, much appreciated! I will try the freezer trick and try to ignore the fact they are still their, albeit dead 😂

Re: Flour mites Posted by Deb on 9/2/2024, 23:37:21, in reply to "Flour mites" I used to have this problem before I was diagnosed and buying regular flour. On googling It, I found it’s a natural occurrence in flour for the eggs to be present and then weeks/months later you see the mites moving around in the bag. It recommended, as already said, to freeze as soon as you buy which kills the mites. I started buying homepride and never had the problem again. Whether that was because they pre-freeze or because of the containers rather than bags, I don’t know. I do buy gluten free flour but don’t use it much and not had a problem. I buy cheap Asda flour because I never use it all.

Re: Flour mites Posted by Fluff on 9/2/2024, 18:25:06, in reply to "Flour mites" Sounds mad but I put my GF flour in the freezer when I buy it. Minimum of 2 days before I use it, or leave it for weeks if I forget the bag is there. Never had any issues with flour weevils since. The cold kills off the little bugs. It works!

Re: Flour mites Posted by Tracey on 9/2/2024, 13:26:11, in reply to "Flour mites" Hi Ross I had the exact same issue, we live in the country so I tend to buy a lot of items when I get the chance, as sometimes I make the effort to go to a supermarket and find nothing, so there was about 3 bags all contaminated. I did contact Doves Farm and they sent me some flour. I had never had mites before their flour but they said that I would need to thoroughly clean my cupboards and dry them as once you had them they weren't easy to get rid of. I think I bleached all of mine. Doves farm were nice enough but I was given the impression that it may have been my cupboards and not their flour that had been the issue. I buy all of my flour from Asda as its so much cheaper at just over £1 per bag and so far haven't had the issue. I would ring them and complain as its too expensive to simply throw away

Re: Flour mites Posted by KP on 9/2/2024, 12:32:57, in reply to "Flour mites" I would make a complaint to Doves Farm if I was you. I’m sure they wouldn’t be happy to sell inferior produce.

Re: Flour mites Posted by Sheena on 10/2/2024, 10:45:27, in reply to "Re: Flour mites" Haven't baked for a while but that will put me of trying again.

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