Beef Jerky Products Recalled Over Concerns of Foreign Matter Contamination

If you’re a fan of beef jerky, listen up. Earlier this week, Junior’s Smokehouse Processing Plant out of El Camp, Texas issued a recall for “approximately 690 pounds of ready-to-eat teriyaki beef jerky products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of hard metal.”

If you’re a fan of beef jerky, listen up. Earlier this week, Junior’s Smokehouse Processing Plant out of El Camp, Texas issued a recall for “approximately 690 pounds of ready-to-eat teriyaki beef jerky products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of hard metal.” According to reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the ready-to-eat jerky products were produced August 9, 2018, and include the following products:

• 4 oz. plastic pouches of “BUC-EE’S HILL COUNTRY BRAND TERIYAKI BEEF JERKY, MADE IN TEXAS FROM SOLID STRIPS OF BEEF, READY TO EAT.”

The product has a ‘Best By’ date of August 9, 2019, and a lot code of 220-272, according to the recall notice. Fortunately, the products were only shipped to retailers throughout Texas and not nationwide.

The issue itself was discovered earlier this month when the processing plant “received a consumer complaint from a retail store customer regarding metal in the teriyaki beef jerky product.” At the time of the recall notice, there have been no confirmed reports of consumers experiencing adverse reactions after consuming the products. If you recently consumed one of the products and are concerned about falling ill, contact your healthcare provider.

For now, Junior’s Smokehouse Processing Plant and the FSIS are urging consumers not to eat the recalled products. Instead, the jerky should be returned to the place of purchase for a refund or thrown away.

If you have additional questions and concerns about the recall, contact the CEO of the processing plant, Scott Chambers, at (979) 533-3544.

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Junior’s Smokehouse Processing Plant Recalls Beef Jerky Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Buc-ee’s teriyaki beef jerky recalled due to possible metal contamination