The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a recall on Hillshire Smoked Sausage due to possible contamination with bone fragments.
The FSIS reported that the problem was first discovered when Hillshire Brands notified the agency of "consumer complaints regarding bone fragments in the product." The agency said it also received one consumer complaint regarding this issue.
Hillshire Brands Company recalls smoked sausage products due to possible foreign matter contamination."There has been one reported oral injury associated with consumption of this product. FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products," the agency stated in its recall announcement. "Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Due to concerns that product may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers, the FSIS urged consumers who may have purchased the sausages not to consume them. "These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase," the agency said. A representative for Tyson Foods, the parent company of Hillshire, did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment.