29,541 pounds of • vacuum-sealed packages of CHOMPS ORIGINAL BEEF STICK MILD recalled over foreign material

Recall date

March 20, 2025

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Idaho Smokehouse Partners Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Stick Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Recall number

008-2025

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Idaho Smokehouse Partners LLC

Sold / distributed

Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

EDITOR'S NOTE: March 27, 2025 -- Details of this recall release were updated to reflect that the product may be packaged into larger plastic bags that bear the establishment number “V2059.” The packages were shipped to distribution centers in California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington for further distribution to retail locations nationwide. EDITOR'S NOTE: March 25, 2025 -- Details of this recall release were updated to reflect additional contact information for consumers and the media. Consumers with questions about the recall can visit Chomps’ website at www.chomps.com/recall or call Idaho Smokehouse Partners at 208-227-5282. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Stacey Hartnett at [email protected] or [email protected] . WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 -- Idaho Smokehouse Partners, LLC, a Shelley, Idaho establishment, is recalling approximately 29,541 pounds of ready-to-eat beef stick products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat beef stick item was produced from January 13 to January 15, 2025. The following product is subject to recall [ view labels ]: 1.15-oz vacuum-sealed packages of “CHOMPS ORIGINAL BEEF STICK MILD,” with an expiration date of 02-10-2026, and lot code 25016 printed on the label. The product subject to recall bears establishment number “6220A” ink-jetted on the package. 13.8-oz plastic bags containing 12 1.15-oz vacuum-sealed packages of “CHOMPS ORIGINAL BEEF STICK MILD.” The plastic bags bear establishment number “V2059” and “LOT: 622025016,” with expiration date 02-10-2026 printed on the bags. The individual sticks have an expiration date of 02-10-2026, and lot code 25016, with establishment number “6220A” ink-jetted on the package. The packages were shipped to distribution centers in California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washingt…