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Nestle Prepared Foods is calling back more than 762,000 pounds of pepperoni Hot Pockets after consumers complained of finding pieces of glass or plastic in the product.
Pepperoni Hot Pockets Recalled For Foreign Material
Nestle Prepared Foods of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, is recalling about 762,615 pounds of not ready to eat Pepperoni Hot Pockets because they may be contaminated with foreign material, more specifically pieces of hard plastic and glass. This poses a choking and mouth injury hazard. There is one report of a minor oral injury associated with the consumption of this product. The recall was initiated after four consumer complaints were registered.
The recalled product was produced from November 13, 2020 through November 16, 2020. The product has a shelf life of 14 months so some are still available for consumer purchase. The recalled product is 54-ounce carton packages containing 12 “Nestle Hot Pockets brand sandwiches Premium Pepperoni made with pork, chicken, & beef pizza garlic buttery crust.” The best before date on the package is “BEST BEFORE FEB 2022.” and the lot codes on the label are 0318544624, 0319544614, 0320544614, an
Nestle Pepperoni Hot Pockets Recalled
A popular snack item is being recalled due to contamination issues. Nestle Prepared Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 762,615 pounds of their not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) pepperoni Hot Pockets because the product may contain bits of glass and hard plastic.
According to details released by the United States Department of Agriculture, there has has been a complaint registered regarding the extraneous materials in pepperoni Hot Pockets That case included a minor oral injury. Additionally, there were four reports of consumers discovering the pieces of glass and hard plastic in their packages; those reports are what led to Nestle Prepared Foods issuing the recall in the first place.
Published Saturday, January 16, 2021
by Chris Sorensen
Nestle Prepared Foods is recalling more than 380 tons of not-ready-to-eat pepperoni Hot Pockets that could be contaminated with glass and hard plastics. The recall announcement was made Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The recall is classified as Class I, with a high health risk by the USDA. Class I recalls are a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
Nestle Pepperoni Hot Pockets Label. Courtesy USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service