Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza Recall
Please check your inventory and dispose of all the following recalled items. Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza is a popular item; remember your program may have received this item in salvage foods, local donations or purchases. On August 21, 2008, Nestlé Prepared Foods Company, a Mt. Sterling, Ky., establishment, recalled approximately 215,660 pounds of frozen stuffed pepperoni pizza sandwich products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
- 54-ounce, 12-pack cartons of "HOT POCKETS PEPPERONI PIZZA" brand stuffed sandwiches. Printed on the side of each carton is "8157544614D," "EST 7721A," and "BEST BEFORE JAN2010." Each carton bears the USDA mark of inspection.
- The products were produced on June 5 and distributed to retail establishments nationwide.
- The problem was discovered after the company received consumer complaints. FSIS has not received any consumer complaints or reports of injury at this time.
