58M pounds of corn dog and sausage on a stick products recalled
Summary
About 58 million pounds of corn dog and “sausage on a stick” products made by Hillshire Brands Company (Haltom City, Texas) have been recalled after pieces of wood were found embedded in the batter, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said.
The products were packaged between 17 March and 26 September 2025 and were sold online and shipped to retail and food-service locations across the United States. Shipments also went to school districts and Department of Defense facilities, though the USDA said the contamination resulted from commercial sales and not from food provided through the National School Lunch Program.
The USDA recall is listed as Recall 030 2025. Hillshire has published product lists and label images (hosted via Scribd links in the original report). Consumers with questions can contact Hillshire’s associate director of customer care, Christina Self, at 888-747-7611, or the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854.
Key Points
- Approximately 58 million pounds of corn dog and sausage-on-a-stick products recalled due to extraneous material (pieces of wood) in the batter.
- Manufacturer: Hillshire Brands Company, based in Haltom City, Texas.
- Packaging dates for affected items: 17 March 2025 to 26 September 2025 (inclusive).
- Products were sold online and distributed to retail, food-service, school districts and Department of Defense facilities nationwide.
- USDA recall referenced as Recall 030 2025; product lists and labels were published alongside the announcement.
- Consumers should not eat affected products — return or discard them and contact Hillshire or the USDA for guidance.
- Contact: Hillshire customer care (Christina Self) 888-747-7611; USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 888-674-6854.
Why should I read this?
If you buy frozen corn dogs, supply food to schools or run a cafeteria, this could affect you — and fast. There’s a huge volume involved, so the odds a business or household freezer contains an affected product are non-trivial. Read the list, check dates/labels, and don’t risk a mouthful of splinters — yes, that happens.
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Punchy: this is a big, concrete recall — not an abstract risk. If you handle, serve or feed corn dogs to kids or staff, the details matter. We’ve pulled the essentials so you can check quickly and act.
