Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The Hillshire meat company said its recall on tens of millions of pounds of its "meat-on-a-stick" products was due to alleged contamination issues.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday the Texas-based facility of Hillshire Brands Company issued its recall over possible contamination of "extraneous material" on stick pieces included in roughly 58 million pounds of corn dog and "sausage on a stick" products, according to USDA's food safety and inspection unit.
Officials advised consumers, schools and institutions to throw away or return to items to its place of purchase.
USDA authorities said the Jimmy Dean and State Fair-branded items were packaged between March 17 and Friday listed "EST-582" or "P-894" as its printed sku number, and were sold online and shipped to scores of vendors across the U.S. food market.
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