Ohio-based meat processor John Morrell has issued a recall on various beef frank products over possible foreign matter contamination.
The company is recalling about 210,606 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, particularly metal.
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that the food recall pertains to beef franks items produced by the Cincinnati hot dog manufacturer on 26 January.
John Morrell is a division of American meat processing giant Smithfield Foods.
According to the FSIS, the possible contamination was identified after John Morrell received three complaints relating to the presence of metal objects in its beef frank product packages. FSIS has revealed that it was notified of the same by the meat processor last week.
The recalled products include two items, one of which is Nathan’s Skinless 8 Beef Franks found in 14oz sealed film packages with an expiry date of 19 August, 2017. The other is the Curtis Beef Master Beef Franks found in 16oz sealed film packages with an expiry date of 15 June, 2017.
The FSIS has further added that the recalled products have an establishment number of EST. 296 which can be spotted on the side of the package. The recalled food products were shipped to retail locations throughout the country.
So far, there have been no reports that have been confirmed about any adverse reactions or injuries upon consumption of the hot dog products in question.
The FSIS has appealed to consumers who had bought the particular beef franks items not to consume them and to either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
