Nearly a quarter-million pounds of Spam and another lunch loaf product made by Minnesota-based Hormel are being recalled after several people were injured from metal objects in the food, federal officials said.
Oral injuries from metal prompt 228K-pound recall of Spam, loaf product
Nearly a quarter-million pounds of Spam and another lunch loaf product made by Minnesota-based Hormel are being recalled after several people were injured from metal objects in the food, federal officials said.
May 28, 2018 at 9:13PM
The 228,614 pounds of the canned chicken and pork products were made from Feb. 8-10 at the Austin company's plant in Fremont, Neb., according to the recall announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The recall involved nearly 4,000 cases of Spam Classic sold throughout the United States and more than 2,600 cases of Black Label Luncheon Loaf sold in Guam.
Consumers filed four complaints about metal in their canned meats, which brought the problem to Hormel's attention. The FSIS was notified Friday.
"There have been reports of minor oral injuries associated with consumption of the products," the agency's announcement read.
"FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a health care provider."
The FSIS warned that some of the products could still be in consumers' homes and urged them to either throw away or return the items to the store for a refund.
Anyone with questions about the recall can contact Hormel at 1-800-523-4635.
The recall came two days after the company reported record sales and record profit for the quarter to $237.4 million, or 44 cents a share. Wall Street consensus predicted about a penny more.
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The governor said it may be 2027 or 2028 by the time the market catches up to demand.
