Wood pieces could be embedded in 58M pounds of recalled corndogs, sausage

Millions of pounds of corndog and sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled because they could have pieces of wood embedded in them.

Hillshire Brands, of Texas, announced the recall of 58 million pounds of State Fair corndogs and Jimmy Dean sausage-on-a-stick varieties. The recall was posted over the weekend by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The recall comes after multiple consumer complaints, including five injuries.

An investigation conducted by Hillshire found that wooden sticks were entering the production process before the meat was covered in batter.

The recalled products were packaged between March 17 and Sept. 26. Establishment number “EST-582” or “P-894” is printed on the packaging.

These items were sold at retail locati