Several Hot Pockets Philly Steak and Cheese Varieties Are Being Recalled
How many Hot Pockets are in your freezer? You might want to check and see if you have any that have been recalled. A massive recall was announced today after the makers of Hot Pockets found that a Rancho meat recall has affected their product.
The USDA says the meats from the Rancho recall are "unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce." That meat found its way into the Hot Pockets and now Nestle has to recall a whole lot of them.
The Hot Pockets in question are:
HOT POCKETS Philly Steak and Cheese 8x9oz packs, UPC4369507107 with these batch codes:
- 3021544512 with a best before date of March 2014
- 3029544512 with a best before date of March 2014
- 3197544512 with a best before date of September 2014
- 3240544512 with a best before date of October 2014
HOT POCKETS Philly Steak and Cheese 4x54oz packs, UPC 4369507520 with these batch codes:
- 3022544513 with a best before date of March 2014
- 3191544512 with a best before date of September 2014
- 3224544512 with a best before date of October 2014
- 3254544512 with a best before date of November 2014
- 3268544512 with a best before date of November 2014
HOT POCKETS Philly Steak and Cheese 4x22.5oz packs, UPC43695159905 with these batch codes:
- 3197544512 with a best before date of September 2014
- 3240544512 with a best before date of October 2014
HOT POCKETS CROISSANT CRUST Philly Steak and Cheese 8x9oz packs, UPC 436950563 with these batch codes:
- 3211544512 with a best before date of September 2014
- 3248544512 with a best before date of November 2014
- 3283544512 with a best before date of December 2014
From Nestlé USA:
"Nestlé USA’s Prepared Foods Division today announced the voluntary recall of HOT POCKETS® brand Philly Steak and Cheese in three different pack sizes and HOT POCKETS® brand Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese, in the two pack box. The voluntary recall is limited to these two products, which were distributed nationwide. No other batches, sizes, including multi-packs, or varieties of HOT POCKETS® brand products are affected by this recall. The reason is due to the recall announced last week by Rancho Feeding Corporation which affects many companies. Our teams at Nestlé have reviewed our vendor records and have determined that one Nestlé brand has been impacted by the Rancho meat recall.
While Nestlé did not purchase meat directly from Rancho, our procurement teams worked with our supply chain to understand whether any company in this chain may have purchased meat from Rancho Feeding at any time during 2013, the period of time covered by the Rancho Feeding recall.
From this review, we have confirmed that a small quantity of meat from Rancho was used at Nestlé’s Chatsworth, California production operation, a facility devoted entirely to HOT POCKETS® brand sandwiches. The affected batches of the two varieties in our range of HOT POCKETS® brand sandwiches are being removed from the marketplace.
Consumers who may have purchased the affected batches of HOT POCKETS® brand Philly Steak and Cheese should not consume the product, but instead should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund or contact Nestlé Consumer Services at (800) 392-4057.
USDA notes that no illnesses have been reported in relation to the Rancho Feeding Recall."
Great, now all I can think of is Jim Gaffigan's rant about Hot Pockets. Enjoy.
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