WASHINGTON – Hillshire Brands Co., a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., recalled approximately 15,876 lbs of blended meat and poultry smoked sausage products produced at a plant in St. Joseph, Mo. that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone fragments, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The agency said that the problem was discovered when the company notified FSIS that it received consumer complaints regarding bone fragments in the product. Also, FSIS received one consumer complaint regarding this issue.

The ready-to-eat blended meat and poultry smoked sausage items were produced on June 14, 2023. The following products are subject to recall:

•    14-oz. cryovac package containing one rope of “HILLSHIRE FARM SMOKED SAUSAGE MADE WITH PORK, TURKEY, BEEF” with lot codes in the form of the establishment number, line number and time of production in hours: minutes: seconds, “EST. 756A 20 19:00:00 through 21:59:59 and EST. 756A 21 19:00:00 through 21:59:59” and use by date of “Nov 11 23” printed on the front of the package.

The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 756A” printed on the front of the package. These items were shipped to California, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia retail stores.

There has been one reported oral injury associated with the consumption of this product. FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products. 

The agency added that it is concerned that some products may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.