58M‑Pound Recall: Corn Dogs, Sausage on Stick
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of about 58 million pounds of State Fair and Jimmy Dean branded corn-dog and sausage-on-a-stick products after Hillshire Brands (a Tyson Foods subsidiary) received multiple consumer complaints that wood fragments from sticks were embedded in the batter. The products were made at a Haltom City, Texas facility (EST-582 / P-894) between March 17 and this past Friday and were distributed nationwide — including to school districts and Defense Department facilities; FSIS reports five injury complaints linked to the products.
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🔍 Key Facts
- Scope: about 58 million pounds of State Fair Corn Dogs on a Stick and Jimmy Dean Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick recalled
- Producer: Hillshire Brands (Tyson Foods subsidiary); facility in Haltom City, Texas (EST-582 / P-894)
- Production window: products produced between March 17 and as recently as last Friday per recall notices
- Health/safety: FSIS reports five consumer complaints involving injuries from wood pieces in batter
- Distribution: sold nationwide online, retail, to school districts and some Defense Department facilities