58M pounds of corn dogs and sausage-on-a-stick products recalled because wood pieces may be inside
Source: AP
Updated 1:56 PM CDT, September 28, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because pieces of wood may be embedded in the batter, with several consumers reporting injuries to date.
According to a Saturday notice published by the Agriculture Departments Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select State Fair Corn Dogs on a Stick and Jimmy Dean Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick products from Texas-based Hillshire Brands, which is a subsidiary of Tyson Foods.
The contamination problem was discovered after Hillshire received multiple consumer complaints, the service notes, five of which involved injuries. The company later determined that a limited number of these products included extraneous pieces of wooden stick within the batter, Tyson said in a corresponding announcement adding that it opted to initiate a recall out of an abundance of caution.
The recalled corn dogs and sausage-on-a-stick goods were produced between March 17 and as recently Friday, per Saturdays recall notices. Tyson, which is headquartered in Arkansas, says the issue was isolated to one facility located in Haltom City, Texas.
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SheltieLover
(73,945 posts)Ty for sharing!
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(21,882 posts)JoseBalow
(8,488 posts)Problem solved!
JI7
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(2,536 posts)For all we know they could be throwing broken pallets, crating materials, and landscaping debris into the mixers. It's all about keeping costs down, profits up, and having to make do with labor shortages.
ForgoTheConsequence
(5,093 posts)Now with added fiber!
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(9,603 posts)Health and other benefits are cited.
The food grade cellulose is pure, undigestible fiber. Various names are used on labels. It is an additive in various foods.
This recall appears to be wood contamination of wood not purified into cellulose only. Still is an interesting aspect of the modern manufactured food we buy and eat. Low calory bread and cheaper bread is often bread with
more cellulose. Cheaper grated cheese that does not clump? Yes, more cellulose from wood pulp. The use is ubiquitous.
Mostly the cellulose is cheaper and extends flour or other ingredients and eases handling and product life. The cited health benefits may be obtained from processed natural foods that are not from stems and branches of trees.
Do a search on wood cellulose in food. Here is an example.
Say What? Theres Wood Pulp in My Food?
Want a side of lumber with your dinner? Thats what you may be munching on if cellulose is on the ingredient list of your foods.
Food producers use this factory-made additive, crafted from miniscule pieces of wood pulp or other plant fibers, in processed foods all the time. Cellulose coats shredded cheese to keep it from clumping. It boosts the fiber content in white bread. It thickens foodsso that low-fat ice cream tastes just as creamy as the regular version. Cellulose adds bulk to foods without adding fat because we cant digest insoluble dietary fibers. Its in everything from baked goods to syrup to cereal.
Well, thats disgusting, you say. But I only buy organic food. Sorry to say, but cellulose sneaks into organic foods as well, such as organic shredded cheese.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, only powdered cellulose in its least manipulated form can be used in foods labeled organic or made with organic ingredients. Well, thats comforting, right? Didnt think so.
The low cost of this synthetic additive, coupled with the rising cost of raw materials such as flour, oil and sugar is increasing its popularity among food producers.
Different forms of cellulose can also appear on labels under other names. Microcrystalline cellulose is labeled as MCC or cellulose gel and carboxymethyl cellulose is labeled as cellulose gum. They add different textures to foods by trapping various amounts of air or water.
https://www.organicauthority.com/health/say-what-theres-wood-pulp-in-my-food