Nestlé Recalls 762,000 Pounds of
Hot Pockets Due to Contaminants .
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
has announced a recall of Nestlé’s Hot Pockets. .
About 762,615 pounds of pepperoni
Hot Pockets have possibly been contaminated
with “extraneous materials.” .
Those materials are pieces
of hard plastic and glass.
The issue was apparently discovered
when several customers filed complaints with
Nestlé after finding the unwanted additives. .
One person has reported
a “minor oral injury” caused
by consuming one of the
contaminated Hot Pockets. .
The Hot Pockets that possibly contain
the “extraneous materials” were produced
between November 13 and 16 of last year
and shipped nationwide. .
They all have a February 2022 expiration date
and include lot codes 0318544624, 0319544614,
0320544614 and 0321544614.
Some product may be frozen and
in consumers’ freezers. Consumers
who have purchased this product are
urged not to consume it. This product
should be thrown away or returned
to the place of purchase, USDA, via statement