The USDA said four consumers complained, with one person reporting a chipped tooth. The pieces of metal were reported to be about 3mm, a USDA press release said.
Alfred Bausch, general manager for the company, said all the products were shipped to Texas retail outlets.
“It was not a food safety issue,” he said. “It was a foreign object and the foreign object was very small.”
The press release said these products are subject to recall:
–3-pound packages of “HEB Ground Chuck,” bearing the establishment number “337,” a production date of “09/12/14” and a use by date of “10/02/14.”
–5-pound packages of “HEB Ground Beef,” “73% LEAN 27% FAT,” bearing the establishment number “337,” a production date of “09/15/14” and a use by date of “10/05/14.”
–10-pound packages of “HEB Ground Beef,” “73% LEAN 27% FAT,” bearing the establishment number “337,” a production date of “09/18/14” and a use by date of “10/08/14.”
–10-pound clear film packages of formed patties made from Sam Kane Beef Processors “Ground Chuck,” bearing the establishment number “337,” a production date of “9/09/14” and a use by date of “9/29/14.”
The USDA said the products bear the establishment number “337” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The press release said this is a Class II recall, meaning “there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.”
The company website says Sam Kane Beef was founded in 1949. A group of Texas ranchers and cattlemen purchased the company in 2013, the website said.