MOUNT STERLING – Nestlé Prepared Foods announces the recall of more than 762,000 pounds of pepperoni Hot Pockets, said the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Frozen stuffed sandwiches, shipped to retail stores nationwide, are being recalled because “they may be contaminated with foreign materials, specifically pieces of glass and hard plastic,” the USDA said Friday.
The problem was discovered when the company received four consumer complaints about foreign material in pepperoni Hot Pockets, the department said.
The company has received a report of a “minor oral injury” associated with consumption of the product, the USDA said.
The recall is for 54 ounce packages containing 12 “Nestlé Hot Pockets Brand Sandwiches: Premium Pepperoni made with pork, chicken and beef.
The affected boxes have a “best before February 2022” date and lot codes of 0318544624, 0319544614, 0320544614 and 0321544614, the department said. The boxes also have the establishment number “EST. 7721A ”on the USDA mark of inspection.
“Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume it,” the USDA said. “This product must be discarded or returned to the place where it was purchased.”
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