Nestlé Prepared Foods is collecting more than 762,000 pounds of Hot Pockets pepperoni, said the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The frozen stuffed sandwiches – sent to retail stores across the country – are being collected because “they may be contaminated with foreign materials, specifically pieces of glass and rigid plastic,” the USDA said on Friday.
The problem was discovered when the company received four complaints from consumers about foreign materials in pepperoni Hot Pockets, the department said. The company received a report of a “minor oral injury” associated with consuming the product, the USDA said.
The recall is for 54-ounce packages containing 12 “Nestlé Hot Pockets: Premium Pepperoni sandwiches made with pork, chicken and beef pizza buttery garlic crust.” The affected boxes have an “expiration date before February 2022” and lot codes 0318544624, 0319544614, 0320544614 and 0321544614, the department said.
The boxes also have the establishment number “EST. 7721A” within the USDA inspection mark.
“Consumers who have purchased this product are advised not to consume it,” said the USDA. “This product must be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”