Massive Recall: 3.8 Million Pounds Of Popular Kid's Food Recalled Over Choking Hazard

LIVINGSTON, CA — California-based Foster Poultry Farms is recalling about 3.8 million pounds of chicken corn dog and ground turkey on a stick products that may have pieces of wood in the batter, according to an announcement from federal authorities.

The problem was discovered after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service received a complaint about an injury caused by eating the products. More complaints followed, with a total of five known injuries.

The recalled products have the establishment number “P-6137B” inside the USDA mark of inspection or printed on the packaging. For a full list of recalled products and labels, go to https://bit.ly/3KvFxDn and https://bit.ly/3IAlm6B.

The items made by the Livingston-based company were shipped to retail locations, but also to the U.S. Department of Defense and to USDA Commodity Foods donations. They were also distributed to schools through commercial sales.

“Consumers and institutions who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them,” the announcement said. “These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”

For questions about the recall, contact Foster Farms Consumer Affairs at 1-800-338-8051 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday, or email info@fosterfarms.com.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854 or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers who need to report a problem with a meat, poultry or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.