Nestlé Recalls Hot Pockets Following Northern California Meat Company's Recall
PETALUMA (CBS13) - Nestlé USA's Prepared Foods Division today announced they are voluntarily recalling their HOT POCKETS® brand Philly Steak and Cheese in three different pack sizes and HOT POCKETS® brand Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese, in the two-pack box following a the recall of 8.7 million pounds of beef processed at Rancho Feeding Corp. in Petaluma.
In a statement, Nestlé says it has reviewed its vendor records and determined one Nestlé brand has been impacted by the Rancho meat recall. A small quantity of meat from Rancho was used at Nestlé's Chatsworth, California operation, a facility devoted that makes HOT POCKETS®.
The affected batches of the two varieties are being removed from stores.
Consumers who may have purchased the affected batches of HOT POCKETS® should return them to the place where they bought them for a refund or contact Nestlé Consumer Services at (800) 392-4057.
So far, the USDA has not traced any illnesses back to Rancho's recall.
| Item and pack size | Consumer UPC | Batch Code | Best Before Date |
| 1. HOT POCKETS Philly Steak and Cheese 8x9ozUS |
43695 07107 8 | 3021544512 3029544512 3197544512 3240544512 |
MAR '14 MAR '14 SEP '14 OCT '14 |
| 2. HOT POCKETS Philly Steak and Cheese 4x54oz US |
43695 07520 5 | 3022544513 3191544512 3224544512 3254544512 3268544512 |
MAR '14 SEP '14 OCT '14 NOV '14 NOV '14 |
| 3. HOT POCKETS Philly Steak and Cheese 4x22.5ozUS | 43695 15990 5 | 3197544512 3240544512 |
SEP '14 OCT '14 |
| 4. HOT POCKETS CROISSANT CRUST Philly Steak and Cheese 8x9ozUS | 43695 05634 1 | 3211544512 3248544512 3283544512 |
SEP '14 NOV '14 DEC '14 |
Rancho issued a recall in earlier this month after, officials say, the company processed unhealthy animals without a full federal inspection.
The products were processed from Jan. 1, 2013, through Jan. 7, 2014, and shipped to distribution centers and retail stores in California, Florida, Illinois and Texas. They include beef carcasses, oxtail, liver, cheeks, tripe, tongue and veal bones.
The problems were discovered as part of an ongoing investigation, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said.
