WASHINGTON — More than 2.2 million pounds of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam's Club may be contaminated with pieces of metal, federal health officials warned Friday.

South Dakota company LSI, Inc., of Alpena, voluntarily pulled the product after multiple customers complained about finding pieces of wiry metal in the jerky, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. The products were shipped nationwide to Costco and Sam's Club locations.

Company officials said the metal came from a conveyor belt used in production. No confirmed injuries have been reported in relation to the recall.

The recall includes 14.5-ounce and 16-ounce plastic pouches of meat jerky labeled “Golden Island fire-grilled pork jerky Korean barbecue recipe.” Roughly four dozen lots of jerky are affec

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