New Hampshire-based North County Smokehouse is recalling about 2,686 pounds of ready-to-eat kielbasa sausage products due to concerns over the presence of metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service notice March 23.
The supplier to Whole Foods Market Inc. said the recall affected 1-pound and 12-ounce ready-to-eat kielbasa sausage packages with use-by dates of May 9 and April 23, respectively.
A Food Safety and Inspection Service personnel discovered the issue March 18 during a routine inspection of consumer complaints.
The agency said there were no confirmed reports of adverse reactions, but it is urging consumers who have purchased the affected packages to discard them or return them to their place of purchase.