Code P0401 vehicle: ford Taurus 3.0 liter flex fuel?

its my baby. i was driving it the other day the light came on (service engine soon). i went to checker got it checked out. this came up. please let me know what it could be? and what the solutions are please its my baby. thank you fellow yahoo peeps "P0401 EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW INSUFFICIENT DETECTED" that was the message|||egr valve is not working or egr ports are pluged with carbon you would need to bring it to a shop for further diag.|||check to make sure egr valve is operating properly